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WHO Urges Stronger Regulations on Vaccines in China

Tue, 2016-03-29 17:44 — Mohamed S

WHO Urges Stronger Regulations on Vaccines in China

 

 
 
 
BEIJING—

China needs to more closely regulate the market for private vaccines within its borders, the World Health Organization said Tuesday after authorities broke up a massive illegal drug ring earlier this month.

Police in China arrested more than 130 people allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade after the group dumped around $48 million worth of illegal vaccines onto the private Chinese drug market. Much of the medicine had expired before it was sold.

“This incident has highlighted the need for more, stricter enforcement of vaccine management regulations across the board,” WHO China representative Bernhard Schwartlander said in an email.

According to Chinese police, a woman and her daughter, who have since been arrested, led the drug ring and sold more than $100 million worth of illegal vaccines across the country since 2001.

Private sellers

All told, 29 pharmaceutical companies are believed to have sold the illegitimate drugs to 16 institutions.

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Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone "effectively managing" Ebola flare-ups

Mon, 2016-03-21 10:56 — Mohamed S

Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone "effectively managing" Ebola flare-ups

 

Health authorities from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and representatives of partner organizations have expressed confidence in the capacity of the 3 Ebola-impacted countries to effectively manage residual risks of new Ebola infections—pointing to the rapid government-led containment of recent flare-ups of the disease.

Dr Abou Beckr Gaye, WHO Representative, Guinea (left) Dr Sakoba Keita, Ebola Response National Coordinator, Guinea (center) Dr Bruce Aylward, WHO Executive Director ai, Outbreaks and Health Emergencies (right)
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Meeting in Conakry

 

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Building A More Resilient West Africa - How Open Innovation Can Help

Sat, 2016-02-27 20:29 — Kathy Gilbeaux

         

Improving local health workers’ access to real-time health information will enable a faster and better response to global health threats. / Neil Brandvold, USAID

medium.com/usaid-2030 - by Ann Mei Chang - February 11, 2016

. . . The next generation of health information systems have to not only quickly and accurately deliver the necessary information to healthcare workers, but they need to be able to communicate with each other. The wide range of people involved in combating epidemics such as Ebola need to be able to efficiently and seamlessly share information to ensure coordinated responses and better resource distribution. . . .

. . . To get the conversation started, USAID put out a call for innovative concepts for improving interoperability within health information systems in the developing world. We gathered over 40 organizations for a three-day co-creation workshop in Washington, D.C. in November. Almost 100 experts — including donors, engineers, software developers and implementers in the field — arrived to co-design a solution. . . .

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Quality TB Care

Thu, 2015-11-19 01:46 — GeorgeHurlburt
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Nigeria
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disease surveillance and reporting (TB)
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Abt Associates; Health Systems 20/20; Zaria Institute; Aga Khan Foundation; BRAC University; Bitran y Asociados; Deloitte Consulting; Forum One Communications; RTI International; Training Resources Group; Tulane University’s School of Public Health; Natio
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DataDyne
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No

Lafiya Management Information System (LAMIS®)

Thu, 2015-11-19 01:41 — GeorgeHurlburt
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Nigeria
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electronic medical record system (HIS)
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FHI360
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FHI360
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Yes

Facility Activation Status Tracker (FAST®)

Thu, 2015-11-19 01:38 — GeorgeHurlburt
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Nigeria
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health facility data and reporting
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FHI360
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FHI360
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Yes

Africa Indoor Residual Spraying (AIRS)

Thu, 2015-11-19 01:35 — GeorgeHurlburt
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Nigeria
Primary Purpose: 
disease surveillance and reporting (MDR TB)
Lead Implementers: 
Abt Associates; President’s Malaria Initiative
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Abt Associates
Open Source: 
No

Leadership Development Program Plus (LDP+)

Wed, 2015-11-18 19:31 — Anonymous (not verified)
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Nigeria
Primary Purpose: 
mobile data collection of various health program areas
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MSH
Lead Developers: 
Medic Mobile
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Yes

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Web portal

Wed, 2015-11-18 19:31 — Anonymous (not verified)
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Nigeria
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disease surveillance and reporting
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UNICEF; CDC; Rotary International; WHO; eHealth Africa
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eHealth Africa
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Yes

eTB Manager

Wed, 2015-11-18 19:31 — Anonymous (not verified)
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Nigeria
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patient data collection
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MSH; USAID
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MSH
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No

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