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COVID-19 Vaccine Collaborative Supply Planning: Is This the Next Frontier for Routine Immunization Supply Chains?

Laila Akhlaghi, Wendy Prosser, Avotiana Rakotomanga, Janet Makena, Tochukwu Azubike, Yahaya Bello, Samson Emelike, Liteboho Mothetsi, Moroke Motuba, Victor Olayemi, Sam Samba, Silvestre Suh, Stevens Ramaroson and Fatimata dit Ngo Yarro
Global Health: Science and Practice February 2024, 12(Supplement 1):e2300150; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00150
Laila Akhlaghi
aJohn Snow, Inc., Arlington, VA, USA.
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Wendy Prosser
aJohn Snow, Inc., Arlington, VA, USA.
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Avotiana Rakotomanga
bJohn Snow, Inc., Antananarivo, Madagascar.
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Janet Makena
cinSupply Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Tochukwu Azubike
dMinistry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria.
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Yahaya Bello
dMinistry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria.
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Samson Emelike
eJohn Snow, Inc., Abuja, Nigeria.
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Liteboho Mothetsi
fJohn Snow, Inc., Maseru, Lesotho.
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Moroke Motuba
gClinton Health Access Initiative, Maseru, Lesotho.
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Victor Olayemi
hClinton Health Access Initiative, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Sam Samba
hClinton Health Access Initiative, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Silvestre Suh
hClinton Health Access Initiative, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Stevens Ramaroson
bJohn Snow, Inc., Antananarivo, Madagascar.
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Fatimata dit Ngo Yarro
iJohn Snow, Inc., Bamako, Mali.
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    Vaccine Collaborative Supply Planning Tool Dashboard Chart Displaying the Summary of Vaccine Stock Status

    Abbreviation: MOS, months of stock.

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    Data Entry Example in Vaccine Collaborative Supply Planning Tool Combining Both Service and Supply Chain Data and Flagging Possible Errors

    Abbreviations: HIS, health information system; LMIS, logistics management information system; MOS, months of stock.

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    Example of Vaccine Collaborative Supply Planning Tool Dashboard Table Displaying Quantities at Risk of Expiry Given Current Average Consumption Rates

    a Total assumes no preference for products being administered.

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    Example of Vaccine Collaborative Supply Planning Tool Dashboard Chart Showing Consumption (Doses Administered and Wasted) of Vaccines Per Month With Coverage of Target Population

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    TABLE 1.

    Vaccine Collaborative Supply Planning Initiative Participating Countries and Partner Organizations

    Participating CountryPartner Organization
    Democratic Republic of CongoVillageReach
    Côte d’IvoireCHAI
    EthiopiaJSI
    KenyainSupply Health Limited
    LesothoCHAI
    MadagascarJSI
    MalawiJSI
    MaliJSI
    MozambiqueVillageReach
    NigerJSI
    NigeriaJSI
    Sierra LeoneCHAI
    South AfricaGuidehouse
    TanzaniainSupply Health Limited
    UgandaPATH
    • Abbreviations: CHAI, Clinton Health Access Initiative; JSI, John Snow, Inc.

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    TABLE 2.

    Supply Planning and Management Technical Aspects Regularly Reviewed for Adaptive Learning for the Vaccine Collaborative Supply Planning Initiative

    Technical Aspects

    Characteristics to Rank (Ad Hoc–Reactive–Proactive)

    Adjustments
    • Communicated

    • Funded

    • Implemented

    Analysis
    • Routine assessment

    • Scenario monitoring

    • Supply plans

    • Updated forecasts

    • Vaccine expiry

    Data
    • Access

    • Accuracy

    • Reliable system

    • Reporting practices

    Commitment
    • Resources allocated

    • Stakeholder commitment

    • Stakeholder inclusion

    • Terms of reference existence

    Meetings
    • Actions reviewed

    • Evidence-based decisions

    • Flexibility ad hoc meetings

    • Risks addressed

    • Scheduled

    • Stakeholder inclusion

    • Timely decision-making

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