A program of the Summary of IAIM Regional Meeting for members of the Middle East, North Africa, and...
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- A program of the Summary of IAIM Regional Meeting for members
of the Middle East, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa (Sept
2014) Presented by Dr. Jaleela Jawad Vice President, IAIM ad hoc
Governing Council IAIM Inaugural Conference, March 3 - 4, 2015,
Istanbul, Turkey
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- Goals of the Regional Meeting For immunization managers across
AFRO and EMRO to share experiences, knowledge, and solutions to
advance their immunization programs For IAIM members to inform IAIM
of how the association can support them best regarding: Enhancing
the management of their immunization programs to meet current
demands and future challenges Fostering visibility of immunization
managers and their programs within Ministries of Health Creating
peer networks for exchanging knowledge and experiences and
fostering innovation IAIM Inaugural Conference, March 3 - 4, 2015,
Istanbul, Turkey2
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- Overview of Regional Meeting Components of Regional Meeting:
Introduction to IAIM and membership benefits Presentations from
members (immunization managers) on their own immunization program
management experiences, successes, and challenges Informational
presentations on management Networking sessions, during which
members could discuss immunization program management issues and
solutions in small groups Breakout sessions for members of each
region to discuss specific needs and challenges in their region
IAIM Inaugural Conference, March 3 - 4, 2015, Istanbul,
Turkey2
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- Attendance 47 members from the Middle East, North Africa, and
sub- Saharan Africa were in attendance The following 20 countries
were represented : AFRO: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Chad, Cote dIvoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea- Bissau,
Madagascar, Mali, South Africa. EMRO: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Oman,
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates. Other: United Kingdom, United
States. IAIM Inaugural Conference, March 3 - 4, 2015, Istanbul,
Turkey2
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- Some agenda highlights Member presentation (Oman): The success
story of EPI in Oman: Management decisions taken to achieve success
Panel discussion: What core competencies should immunization
managers have? Member presentation (Cote dIvoire): Supplementary
Immunization Activities (SIA) quality improvement through data
analysis and use IAIM Inaugural Conference, March 3 - 4, 2015,
Istanbul, Turkey2
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- Some agenda highlights, continued Networking session: How can
IAIM help to raise the visibility of immunization managers within
governments? Breakout session: Identify the Components of Your
Program that Represent Priority Management Concerns Member
presentation (Ghana): Managing a sentinel monitoring system for
vaccine wastage IAIM Inaugural Conference, March 3 - 4, 2015,
Istanbul, Turkey2
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- Key findings from regional breakout session: Top management
obstacles encountered in each region AFRO Strengthening data
management Strengthen cold chain management Ensuring adequacy of
human resources in immunization program EMRO Adult vaccination and
high-risk group vaccination Data management (towards estimating
disease burden, and conducting cost-effectiveness and impact
studies) Reaching hard-to-reach populations (including cross-
border) Turnover of highly trained EPI staff. IAIM Inaugural
Conference, March 3 - 4, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey2
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- Discussion of key findings from breakout session, and solutions
After the top obstacles in each region were identified, members
spent time as a group discussing: Why are these obstacles to
advancing your immunization program? (Asking members to cite the
specific difficulties they are encountering with respect to each
issue) What are potential solutions to these obstacles? The
specific obstacles faced, and their proposed solutions, are
summarized in the Regional Meeting report on the IAIM website IAIM
Inaugural Conference, March 3 - 4, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey2
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- Key findings from first member networking session: How can IAIM
help raise the visibility of immunization managers? Raise
visibility of EPI (as a whole) within MOH IAIM can sensitize
Ministers of Health to IAIM and in so doing, advocate for
importance of immunization managers IAIM can advocate for the
importance of vaccinations broadly, with clear messaging Sending
representatives from IAIM to attend immunization/health meetings at
country level, regional level, and/or international levels IAIM can
help immunization managers with how to respond to groups hesitant
to accept vaccinations IAIM Inaugural Conference, March 3 - 4,
2015, Istanbul, Turkey2
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- Other key findings Key findings from all other sessions can be
found in the Regional Meeting report, which is on the IAIM website
IAIM Inaugural Conference, March 3 - 4, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey2
http://www.iaimanagers.org/
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- Closing remarks The chairperson of the regional meeting (Dr.
Jawad) reminded the audience of immunization managers that : IAIM
belongs to immunization managers- it is for them, and governed by
them IAIM represents a crucial platform to exchange information and
help advance immunization programs worldwide. IAIM Inaugural
Conference, March 3 - 4, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey2
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- Thank you! Today and tomorrow, we are here to shape our future
and leave our legacy to our children and the generations to come
-Johann van den Heever, IAIM ad hoc Governing Council member IAIM
Inaugural Conference, March 3 - 4, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey2