This article originally appeared on the World Health Organization website. Below is an excerpt. An essential part of deploying any vaccine is making sure the vaccine vials can be kept at the necessary temperatures while stored at and transported between national and local storage or health-care facilities. To strengthen Azerbaijan’s national vaccine cold chain system, … Read More
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: São Paulo School of Advanced Science to Host Advanced Mini-Courses in Epidemic Preparedness
The São Paulo School of Advanced Science will provide a set of mini-courses delivered by renowned scientists and aimed at early-career researchers working with fields ranging from epidemiology to applied mathematics to political and social sciences. Applications are due on February 28, 2023. The São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Epidemic Preparedness will … Read More
Request for Expressions of Interest: Zero-Dose Economics Hub
ThinkWell is currently seeking to select three countries to form a Zero-Dose Economics Hub and welcomes expressions of interest (EOI) from interested research institutes based in low and middle-income countries to participate in the Hub. Hub members will generate critical economic evidence on reaching zero-dose children, and strengthen their capacity to conduct such economic analyses. … Read More
Linked Community News December 2022
This newsletter is available in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. The Linked Immunisation Action Network is invigorated following our workshop in Colombo, Sri Lanka, which brought together stakeholders from Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam to discuss good practices and promising approaches in Clearing Immunisation Backlogs and Building Back Better in … Read More
Uzbekistan’s girls are taking on HPV
This article originally appeared on Gavi’s VaccinesWork website. Below is an excerpt. The HPV vaccine first rolled out as part of the Uzbek immunisation schedule in 2019. In an effort to stave off misinformation, the government and its partners undertook a major proactive communication campaign. TV, radio and print journalists were trained up on the … Read More
How story-telling is helping girls access the HPV vaccine in Ethiopia and Tanzania
This article originally appeared on Gavi’s VaccinesWork website. Below is an excerpt. Tanzania and Ethiopia both introduced HPV nationally for 14-year-old girls, with support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in 2018. While 78% of eligible girls were reported to have received a first dose by the end of 2019 in Tanzania, second dose coverage stood … Read More
Linked Community News October 2022
This newsletter is available in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. The Linked Immunisation Action Network has spent the last couple months documenting key takeaways and lessons from several recent country learning exchanges. This includes a video interview about Moldova’s use of pharmacists to increase vaccine demand, a brief on decision-making for new vaccine introduction, … Read More
Community health workers as vaccinators: A pathway to achieving global immunisation goals
This article originally appeared on Gavi’s VaccinesWork website. Below is an excerpt. The roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine has encountered issues with equitable access and vaccine hesitancy globally. In many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) these challenges are compounded by severe health worker shortages that further hinder achieving the WHO COVID-19 vaccination targets. However, in … Read More
Join the Next Boosting Leadership to Activate Communities Cohort!
The Boost Community, in partnership with Adaptive Change Advisors and People Power Health, is excited to once again offer the course, Boosting Leadership to Activate Communities, beginning November 3, 2022. This intermediate-level course in adaptive leadership and community organizing offers immunization and other health care professionals new approaches to lead and drive health promotion initiatives … Read More
APPLY NOW: WHO Scholar Level 1 Certification Course on Commitment and Demand for Vaccination
Do you want to learn about what drives vaccine uptake – and how to improve vaccination demand and coverage? The World Health Organization (WHO) invites applications for the first cohort of the WHO Scholar Level 1 certification course on IA 2030 Strategic Priority 2 (SP2): commitment and demand. The course content will focus on (1) … Read More