Vaccines being delivered at a health facility in Mwanza The journey from vaccine manufacturing to patient inoculation is a critical pathway in which even minor temperature fluctuations can compromise the vaccine potency. To address vaccine temperature challenges...
The ELMA Vaccines and Immunization Foundation: Strengthening Vaccine Distribution and Protecting Routine Immunization (RI)
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Strengthening COVID-19 Immunization Efforts in Kenya and Tanzania
Project Background The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented global health challenges, making immunization a top priority for countries worldwide. Swift and comprehensive responses were necessary to mitigate its effects, leading to the rollout of COVID-19...
TechNet Keeping Cold Chain Cold
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Redesigning vaccines CCE temperature monitoring data use and decision making using Human-Centered Design in Kenya and Tanzania
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Making Data Useful: The VIMS Story in Tanzania
Background In 2015, the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) review team observed low data quality, parallel reporting systems, low capacity and incentive to collect and use data for performance improvement among key obstacles in monitoring and improving...
Data Use Culture and Value
Introduction Data culture is a collective behaviour and beliefs of people who value, practice and encourage the use of data to inform actions and improve decision making. Increasingly, countries in Sub Saharan Africa, including Tanzania and Kenya, have been...
How Dodoma IMPACT Teams are driving real change in their own communities
Tanzania Immunization and Vaccine Development (IVD) program and partners are currently implementing the integrated Electronic Immunization System (EIS) with the ultimate goal of improving vaccine availability and potency. The system has two components: (1) a Vaccine...