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Seventh GAVI Board Meeting, Stockholm, 11 March 2002

5. Priority Technologies and Operational Strategies to Increase Access to Immunization

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Discussion
  • Increasing access to immunization is fundamental to reaching the GAVI milestones.

  • The process of identifying priority strategies to improve access highlighted the need to separate potential management solutions from technology solutions.

DECISIONS

The Board:

5.1. Took note of the three technology project areas proposed, and asked that further development of the plans be presented to the Board at its next meeting, or at its November meeting.  The proposed priority technology project areas are:

5.1.1. Decreased dependence upon and streamlining of the cold chain

5.1.2. Improved tools to measure immunization services performance.

5.1.3. Reducing infectious wastes and ultimately eliminating the use of sharps (needles and syringes).

5.2. Requested that the Working Group examine ideas that would enhance efforts and focus on access and equity issues, to present to the Board as soon as possible.

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