Training materials from Children's Vaccine Program at PATH
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Immunizing children against Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)
pdf, 375kb
The purpose of this training module is to educate vaccinators about Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) disease, to train vaccinators in safe and proper Hib vaccination, to decrease drop-out rates and increase coverage by improving vaccinators’ ability to communicate with parents, other caretakers, and local leaders about Hib vaccination and immunization in general. Health workers who give childhood vaccinations, and their supervisors, will benefit from this training.
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Immunizing children against hepatitis B (2002)
pdf, 271kb
Part of CVP's new "Training Resource Series", this unusual training module was specially designed to be easy to adapt for specific national programs. In addition to key technical content--including sections on using monovalent, quadrivalent, or pentavalent hepatitis B vaccine formulations--it features quizzes, role plays and creative ideas for trainers. One of the appendices is a handout for parents. The guide is also available in French and Russian.
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Proper handling and disposal of AD syringes and safety boxes (2002)
pdf, 257kb
Part of CVP's new "Training Resource Series", this unusual training module was specially designed to be easy to adapt for specific national programs. In addition to key technical content it includes quizzes, role plays and creative ideas for trainers. The guide is also available in French and Russian.
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Giving safe injections (2001)
pdf, 1.91Mb
This excellent, 112 page manual is a training curriculum for health care workers who provide injections. It includes information on the health impact of unsafe injections, selecting safe and effective vaccines, reconstituting vaccines safely, reading Vaccine Vial Monitors (VVMs), preventing needlestick injuries, and using a variety of auto-disable syringes.
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Hepatitis B vaccine introduction - Lessons learned in advocacy, communication, and training
pdf, 470kb
Scott Wittet, Children's Vaccine Program at PATH - This five page paper summarizeslessons learned as a result of over ten years of experience introducing hepatitis B vaccine worldwide.
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Immunization and child health materials development guide
pdf, 3.41Mb
Children's Vaccine Program at PATH A practical, "how-to" manual for conducting audience research and developing effective, user-appropriate print, audio, video, and computer-based health education materials.