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Updates from The Geneva Learning Foundation. En français: https://t.me/GenevaLearningFR
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Congratulations to the 6467 francophones and 7667 English speakers of Teach to Reach: Connect 7 on Friday, October 14, 2022

Get access now to the Teach to Reach: Connect 7 recordings
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Registration is now open for Teach to Reach: Connect 8 on March 3, 2023
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Learning from the Movement for Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030)

As announced at Teach to Reach 7, we are pleased to share today the new IA2030 Movement Knowledge to Action Hub:
https://www.learning.foundation/ia2030-knowledge-action-hub

Congratulations to the more than 10,000 Members of the Movement who contributed to creating this new knowledge, grounded in their expertise and experience in tackling their local challenges on the road to achieving the goals of IA2030.

This new page provides a gateway to living documents produced by health professionals contributing to the the Movement for Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030).

1. Practitioners can share their own experiences, feedback, and comments at any time in response to what they read.

2. New insights from practitioners will be shared with both global and local practitioners through The Double Loop, the Foundation’s Insights newsletter.

3. New versions of a living document may be updated based on implementation experience, new priorities and challenges, and likely needs during the next decade.

Learn more about the learning science that underpins the new Hub
https://redasadki.me/2022/10/12/reinventing-the-path-from-knowledge-to-action-in-global-health/
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Reinventing the path from knowledge to action in global health
At the Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF), we have just begun to share a publication like no other. It is titled Overcoming barriers to vaccine acceptance in the community: Key learning from the experiences of 734 frontline health workers.

The report documents vaccine confidence practices just weeks before the introduction of COVID-19 vaccines. It is grounded in the experience of 734 practitioners from local communities, districts, regions, and national teams, who developed case studies documenting a situation in which they were able to successfully lead individuals and groups toward better understanding and acceptance of the benefits of vaccines and vaccination.

Immunization staff from all levels of the health system became citizen scientists, active knowledge-makers drawing on their personal experience of a situation in which they successfully overcame the barriers to vaccine acceptance in the community.

The report, prefaced by Heidi Larson who leads the Vaccine Confidence Project, includes DOI to facilitate citation in academic research. (The Foundation uses a repository established and maintained by the Geneva-based CERN for this purpose.)

However, knowing that academic papers have (arguably) an average of three readers, we have a different aspiration for dissemination… Here is our plan.

Read the full blog post: https://redasadki.me/2022/10/12/reinventing-the-path-from-knowledge-to-action-in-global-health/
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Special Event: Primary Health Care & Immunization

On Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, December 12, join immunization and Primary Health Care (PHC) professionals from health facilities, districts, and national and global teams in a special event to learn how, together, we are mutually strengthening immunization and PHC.

Learn more & request your invitation
https://www.learning.foundation/uhc

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) lifts people out of poverty, promotes the well-being of families and communities, protects against public health crises, and moves us toward Health for All.

Immunization is a critical component of primary health care (PHC) and offers a clear entry point for multisectoral efforts to strengthen PHC and UHC.

During this Special Event, the IA2030 Working Group on Strategic Priority 1 (SP1, Immunization Programmes for Primary Health Care and Universal Health Coverage) will launch the Immunization for PHC: Framework for Action that provides examples of good practices from a range of countries and practical actions that immunization and PHC professionals at all levels of the health system can take.

This Special Event is organized under the banner of the Movement for Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030).
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The Communication Initiative Network features a summary of the ground-breaking report based on the experiences and insights of the COVID-19 Peer Hub Members.

See the feature: https://www.comminit.com/global/content/overcoming-barriers-vaccine-acceptance-community-key-learning-experiences-734-frontline-

Learn more: https://t.me/GenevaLearning/170

Congratulations to the Members of the COVID-19 Peer Hub who developed these case studies in the early days of the pandemic.
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What works in practice to build vaccine confidence?

The Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF) is presenting today what we learned from local practice and expertise in a global peer learning exercise involving over 6,000 participants from 86 countries at the International Social and Behavior Change Communication Summit 2022 (#SBCCSummit) held 5-9 December 2022 in Marrakech, Morocco.

Working together in the COVID-19 Peer hub, health professionals from facilities, districts, and national teams of 86 countries developed 734 peer-reviewed case studies analyzing how they had successfully helped an individual or a group move toward vaccine acceptance – a few weeks before their focus shifted to COVID-19 vaccine introduction.

Read the summary
https://redasadki.me/2022/12/06/what-works-in-practice-to-build-vaccine-confidence/

Read the preface by Heidi Larson
https://redasadki.me/2022/12/06/heidi-larson-so-much-remains-determined-by-the-capacity-of-people-on-the-frontlines-to-explain-advocate-and-respond-in-ways-that-are-almost-entirely-dictated-by-context/

Get the full report (in English and French)
https://www.learning.foundation/community-vaccine-acceptance

Learn more about the COVID-19 Peer Hub
https://redasadki.me/2021/03/28/disseminating-rapid-learning-about-covid-19-vaccine-introduction/

By May 2021, 59% of COVID-19 Peer Hub members were directly involved in COVID-19 vaccination. Alumni became leaders in COVID-19 vaccination efforts at their system levels.

In March 2022, alumni of the Peer Hub were amongst the 6,185 health professionals who launched the Movement for Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030).
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Insights Live #6: Learning about COVID-19 recovery, interpersonal communication, and gender in the Movement for Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030)

Did you miss the live session? Catch up now with the recording
https://youtu.be/NEOxCJjjEb4

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Insights Live is the Geneva Learning Foundation’s event series in which we share what we are learning through the Movement for Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030), reaching, as of December 2022, over 48,000 health professionals.

Become an Insights Member to receive the full slide deck synthesizing 1000+ insights on key topics
https://www.learning.foundation/insights

Request your invitation to Teach to Reach: Connect 8
https://www.learning.foundation/teachtoreach

In this edition of Insights Live, we focus on what we learned during Teach to Reach: Connect 7, the world’s largest networking event for health professionals.

UNICEF was the main global partner for this edition and contributed its Interpersonal Communication (IPC) Guide, which was sent to all registered participants.

Women Who Deliver Vaccines, a self-organized collective of 143 health professionals from 38 countries, opened the event.

Learn more: https://www.learning.foundation/iwd

Topics explored at Teach to Reach 7 include:
1. Interpersonal communication: What have you changed since 2020 in how you speak with caregivers and the community about vaccines?

2. Build back better: How are you responding and what support do you need as the COVID-19 pandemic fuels the largest continued backslide in vaccinations in three decades and 25 million infants missed out on lifesaving vaccines in 2021?

3. Gender: What actions are you taking as a man to support women who work in immunization and why?

Teach to Reach 7’s overarching theme was to explore local practitioner responses to the continued “backsliding” in vaccination coverage reported by UNICEF and WHO in July 2022, beginning an exploration of what “build back better” means at the local level.

Networking and plenary sessions had a particular focus on (1) use of the TGLF Ideas Engine, a repository of advice, ideas and practices provided by participants on the TGLF learning programme; (2) interpersonal communication and use of the UNICEF guide/toolkit; and (3) use of root cause analysis to identify underlying reasons for low coverage.

Plenary sessions focused on: (1) sharing experiences in development and implementation of IA2030 Action Plans; (2) local challenges and building back better post-pandemic; and (3) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

These themes, together with three guiding questions , provided a structure for peer learning, although participants remained free to discuss whatever they found meaningful in the main event networking activity which consists of a series of individual, private meetings (“speed dating”) with one other randomly-selected participant each other.

14,134 health professionals (7,667 anglophones and 6,467 francophones) participated asynchronously, receiving and responding to event resources such as slide decks, stories, and guidance.

Over 2,400 watched the livestreamed plenary session on YouTube and other social media channels.

1240 participated in networking sessions: 759 English speakers, 418 French speakers, 53 bilinguals, and 10 global partners.

As well as the experiences shared before and during the event itself, further information was gathered in post-event feedback, which was provided by 1,024 participants, with 584 of them additionally sharing a success story, lesson learned or challenge.

Become an Insights Member to discover how ideas and practices are being shared across health system levels and geographic borders – and get access to the Ideas Engine for your own needs

Learn more about TGLF Insights
https://www.learning.foundation/insights
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Hi everyone! To all members of the COVID-19 Peer hub and the Movement for IA2030, our work is being recognized. The Geneva Learning Foundation has been nominated in the ‘Best Crowdsourcing’ category for the BOLD Awards 2023!

Vote for us here: https://bit.ly/3wp7guO. Thanks!
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The Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF) is looking for a bilingual (English/French) project assistant.

This role is a key member of The Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF), providing support to its leadership team and to various projects.

View full job description and apply:
https://www.learning.foundation/jobs

Application deadline: 26 February 2023
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Subscribe to The Double Loop to connect with and learn from the experience of thousands of frontline health professionals from over 100 countries

The Double Loop is an email newsletter sharing analysis and insights grounded in the voices, views and experiences of learners participating in The Geneva Learning Foundation’s immunization and other Primary Health Care (PHC) programmes.

We host the world’s largest and fastest-growing community, network, and platform, connecting over 45,000 national and sub-national health professionals. More than 80% of members work in districts and facilities.

Learn more: https://www.learning.foundation/loop
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How are immunization staff on the frontlines integrating COVID-19 vaccination and Primary Health Care (PHC)?

We are pleased to announce the publication of the new issue of The Double Loop, the Geneva Learning Foundation’s insights newsletter, focused on this topic.

Learn more & subscribe via this link https://www.learning.foundation/loop

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Contributors explore the challenge of integrating COVID-19 and other adult vaccines into Primary Health Care (PHC) in Kenya, integrated routine immunization and COVID-19 vaccination during outreach in Nigeria, and integrated risk communication to fight the infodemic.

This issue of The Double Loop is based on 145 contributions to the IA2030 Movement Special Event: Immunization on the road to Primary Health Care (PHC) and Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
https://www.learning.foundation/uhc

The following leaders of the Movement for IA2030 contributed to this issue: Mabel Kissiwah Asafo (Ministry of Health, Ghana), Ngontcha Basile, (NGO, Cameroon), Maryama A Idris (Ministry of Health, Nigeria), and Joyce Muriithi (international).

Alan Brooks (Bridges to Development, Switzerland), Jenny Sequeira (Global health consultant, USA), and María Monzón (IA2030 Movement Leader, Argentina) shared their initial insights in response to these contributions.

When you subscribe to The Double Loop, you too will be invited to become a Contributor to share your experience and contribute to this new global learning dialogue.
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Women who deliver vaccines: World’s first IA2030 Movement Remote Coffee to meet, network and learn for International Women’s Day (IWD)

One year after joining the Movement for Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030), 1,750 women health professionals from 99 countries will be meeting to share experience and learn from each other for the world’s first IA2030 Movement Women’s Remote Coffee.

Learn more https://www.learning.foundation/iwd

This is not a public event or a webinar, but a unique opportunity for women who work in immunization to defy boundaries by connecting, sharing experience, and getting to know each other.

On 8 March 2023, we will also be livestreaming several public events led by the Women Who Deliver Vaccines Collective here.

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Why meet with fellow women who work in immunization?

As women, we continue to work tirelessly to maintain immunization services within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, scale up COVID-19 vaccination, and pursue efforts to reach the 20 million children who remain at risk from vaccine-preventable diseases.

We believe it is vital to connect with other women, to listen and learn from each other.

As stated by a Founder of Women Who Deliver Vaccines: “Together we will learn from and support each other. It is through sharing that we can make things better at home.”
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Today starting at 3 pm Geneva (check time), we will be rebroadcasting the major events conducted by Women Who Deliver Vaccines since 2021.

You can also follow the broadcast on YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter.

In honor of International Women's Day, you will also find messages from Women Who Deliver Vaccines on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Please feel free to add your own message and spread the word in your networks.
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Call for French-speaking applicants:
2023 francophone workshop on Female Genital Schistosomiasis

In collaboration with a group of international partners, we are launching the second edition of the French-language Scholar Workshop on Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS).

If you do not speak French, we encourage you to express your interest in the English-language version of this workshop:
https://www.learning.foundation/female-genital-schistosomiasis

Learn more about FGS
https://www.learning.foundation/fgs

Why care about Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS)?

Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) has been described as one of the most neglected sexual and reproductive health problems in sub-Saharan Africa, with approximately 56 million women and girls infected.

The suffering of women and girls due to genital schistosomiasis can be reduced or even prevented.

As a health professional working in a country where FGS is endemic, you can make a difference.
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What is the latest local immunization news?

Read the latest insights from Mabel Kissiwah Asafo (MoH, Ghana), Ngontcha Basile, (NGO, Cameroon), Maryama A Idris (MoH, Nigeria), and Joyce Muriithi (intl).

Link to the latest issue: https://learningsi.notion.site/010-2-COVID-19-vaccination-and-Primary-Health-Care-b73bfc6383254e75aea3a6618c0ecc89

Learn more & subscribe https://www.learning.foundation/loop

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What is the latest local immunization news?

We are receiving remarkable new insights in response to the latest issue of The Double Loop, which explore integration of immunization as part of Primary Health Care (PHC), following the launch of the new Immunization Agenda (IA2030) Framework for Immunization and PHC.

Read the latest insights from The Double Loop
https://learningsi.notion.site/View-the-latest-insights-on-Insights-3789af9eefa74885947bca0da2cb194f

Learn more about the IA2030 Framework for PHC and immunization
https://www.learning.foundation/uhc

Subscribe to The Double Loop
https://www.learning.foundation/loop

Vishesh Kumar from India: “The IA2030 PHC and immunization framework helped me in a recent measles outbreak in an urban area”

Egbal Elhaj Ashwal Kambal from Sudan: use of the Framework for Action resulted in more vaccinated women.

Mrs Florence U. Anene in Nigeria: “Integration of services has reduced the drop-out rate and brought together managers of various interventions for collaboration”

Gifty Akosua Adzigbey from Ghana: “Integration is helping me ensure that the health needs of People With Disabilities (PWDS) are being met”

Farouk Umar ISMAIL from Nigeria: “In Gombe state, I am using the IA2030 PHC and immunization framework to improve access to immunization and other PHC services”

Dr Judy Gichuki gained support conducting HPV outreach based on use of the Framework pillar on engagement of communities and other stakeholders

Felix Agyeman Adipare (Ghana) has regularly used the Framework in the last months

Marco Mayala Igenge (Tanzania) feels that participants in development of the Framework should be given a certificate or enrolled for other learning institutions

Yugu Chaplain Longa (South Sudan) has referenced the Framework in technical meetings

Abdullahi Umar (Nigeria) has just concluded a Measles and Vitamin A vaccination campaign

Use these links to share with colleagues
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Do you care about addressing gender-related barriers to ensure all boys and girls have equal access to vaccines?

For International Women’s Day 2023, 1750 women who deliver vaccines were invited to a “remote coffee”, a private meeting with one or two randomly-assigned partners.

The new issue of The Double Loop shares some of their reflections on who they met with and what they learned from each other.

Read the new issue of The Double Loop
https://learningsi.notion.site/011-1-Women-who-deliver-vaccines-learning-from-each-other-0453b603191f4dd4875db1fc8a032d03

Share these stories of women learning from each other
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The following leaders of the Movement for IA2030 contributed to this issue: Tina Agbonyinma (NGO, Nigeria), Meugang Brigitte (Ministry of Health, Cameroon), Dr Manfreddy Mbenoun Binyet (Ministry of Health, Cameroon), Mrs. Prudence Adjwoa Boadi (Ministry of Health, Ghana), Dr. Mojirola Martina Fasiku (Ministry of Health, Nigeria), Mame Ndoumbé Fofana (Ministry of Health, Senegal), María Monzón (Ministry of Health, Argentina), Adeyemi Omolara (Nigeria), Gladys Abena Owusua (Ministry of Health, Ghana), Idongesit Okon Udohm (Ministry of Health, Nigeria).

The Double Loop is the Geneva Learning Foundation global health insights newsletter.
Learn more & subscribe to The Double Loop
https://www.learning.foundation/loop

Women Who Deliver Vaccines was formed by 143 Alumnae of the Geneva Learning Foundation's immunization programme from 38 countries on January 28, 2022.
Learn more about Women Who Deliver Vaccines
https://www.learning.foundation/iwd
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