Participants: Officials from Ministries of Health from 10 countries and regional advisors from PAHO. This technical meeting was an opportunity for PAHO to demonstrate that Life Course Approach (LCA) concepts can be applied to a long-standing public health program, and that specific questions and concrete actions can be addressed under the auspices ...
Four years after the introduction of the malaria vaccine in parts of Kenya, WHO’s Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme (MVIP) team visited government offices, health facilities and homes in the country’s western region to hear from health professionals, community members and caregivers about what the malaria vaccine means to them and how the va...
For the 13th year, the AFRO Region synchronized with the other 5 WHO regions to commemorate the World Immunization Week, from 24-30 April 2023. On 20 April, a press conference to set the scene was addressed by the Director of Programme Management (AFRO) and the Minister of Health of the Republic of Sierra Leone, among key hosts.On the contin...
96 Boost routine childhood vaccinations TODAY Your gift transforms health care systems to reach more children and empower Community Health Workers!--An estimated 33 million children need to be vaccinated in Africa between 2023 and 2025 to achieve the Immunization Agenda 2030 goal of ensuring that every child has access to essential vaccines...
96 !-- !-- !--!-- Register Now for the Provider Organization Onboarding for IIS training !--!-- AIRA is excited to announce the next offering of the Provider Organization Onboarding for IIS training. Registration is open and you can register here. Weekly sessions will begin on June 15, 2023. For questions, please email
!-- !--!-- Hot Topics | Take Action | The Monthlies | Before You Go !--!-- MAY 17, 2023 !--!-- HOT TOPICS!--!-- Are you involved in keeping vaccine code sets in sync and up to date? Accurate and complete immunization records are critical to ensure the health and safety of individuals and communities. To this end, we are collecting fee...
This weekly report provides key highlights and operational recommendations based on social listening data from May 4-11 in Africa. https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/2023-05/AIRA%20Infodemic%20Trends%20Report%204%20-%2011%20May%202023.pdf Ce rapport hebdomadaire fournit des informations clés et des recommandations opérationnelles basée...
Volume 17, Issue 4 - April 2023The Measles and Rubella Bulletin is a monthly publication reporting progress towards achieving measles and rubella elimination in the Western Pacific Region. Inside each issue, we present the latest reported data by country on measles and rubella incidence, surveillance performance, a...
Supplementary immunization activities in Papua New GuineaOn Monday May 8, 2023, the Department of Health of Papua New Guinea supported by the WHO, UNICEF and other partners launched a vaccination campaign to address gaps in population immunity against childhood diseases.Read more in the latest issue of...
New Updates to VIEW-hub Vaccine Data Visualization ToolIVAC is pleased to announce exciting new updates to VIEW-hub, an interactive platform that provides data visualization on vaccine use and impact around the world.VIEW-hub users can now access global vaccine data either by vaccine or by country, making it ...
The workshop took place on 22-23 February in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and was attended by 19 national staff from the Ministries of Health of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar. It was facilitated by experts from the Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella, IVP/EMRO, IVB/WHO HQ, US CDC and temporary advisors. The Eastern...
MAY 10, 2023Greetings!As many of you may know, last week we hosted the AIRA 2023 National Meeting in San Diego, California, May 2-4. It appeared that everyone was antsy to travel again and excited to attend #AIRA2023. This was a record-breaking year, with a total of 545 attendees, beating our previous record by more th...
5 May 2023, Vol. 98, No. 18, pp. 185–194 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 185 Interim report on snakebite incidence and case fatality rates in sub-Saharan Africa 5 mai 2023, Vol. 98, No. 18, pp. 185-194 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO 185 Rapport intérimaire sur l’incidence des morsures de serp...
Our Impact in 2022I am happy to share the VillageReach 2022 Annual Impact Report with you today. It’s partnerships – with governments, communities, social innovators, and donors – that allow our solutions to reach many people. Thank you for being part of this journey.This year’s stories highlight what responsive health care l...
The latest polio eradication activities around the world this month in Polio News. ...
We are pleased to announce that the World Health Organization (WHO) / United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) electronic Joint Reporting Form on Immunization (eJRF) has been open for completion since March 1st and covers reporting data for 2022.?Do you want to know what the eJRF tool is and how it works? ?✅?Read our full article, ➡️"WHO/UNICEF have...
This weekly report provides key highlights and operational recommendations based on social listening data from April 20-27 in Africa. https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/2023-04/AIRA%20Infodemic%20Trends%20Report%2020-27%20April%202023.pdf Ce rapport hebdomadaire fournit des informations clés et des recommandations opérationnelles basée...
An update from the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership ...
28 April 2023, Vol. 98, No. 17, pp. 175–184 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 175 WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme: acute emergencies monthly summary – March 2023 181 Performance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2023 28 avril 2023, Vol. 98, No. 17, pp. 175-1...
Focusing on Responsive Primary Health Care in 2023As we plan for our next three-year strategy cycle at VillageReach, I find myself reflecting on where we have been as well as what is to come. Our work with government and partners has seen tremendous growth - since we launched our last strategy in 2019, our solutions have gone from re...