7 April 2023, Vol. 98, No. 14, pp. 145–158 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 145 Update on vaccine-derived poliovirus outbreaks – worldwide, January 2021– December 2022 7 avril 2023, Vol. 98, No. 14, pp. 145-158 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO 145 Le point sur les flambées épidémiques de poliovirus dé...

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APRIL 5, 2023April has officially arrived, so it’s time to dust off your rainboots for April showers—or just keep wearing those snow boots if you are still feeling the roar of March like I am. The first week of April brings both Adolescent Immunization Action Week 2023 (AIAW23) and National Public Health Week! I hope you can t...

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Dear all,The preparation for the 5th edition of the Global NITAG Network (GNN) meeting is moving at full speed. It is scheduled for June 14-16th 2023 in Amman, Jordan. The meeting will be hybrid to allow remote participation and will be translated in French, Spanish and Arabic. Kindly register online and indicate if you intend to attend in ...

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31 March 2023, Vol. 98, No. 13, pp. 127–144 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 127 Meeting of the Immunization and Vaccine-related Implementation Research Advisory Committee (IVIR-AC), February 2023 139 WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme: acute emergencies monthly summary – February 2023 31 mars 202...

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The latest polio eradication activities around the world this month in Polio News. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌...

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This weekly report provides key highlights and operational recommendations based on social listening data from March 23-31 in Africa. https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/2023-03/AIRA%20Infodemic%20Trends%20Report%20-%2023-31%20March%202023.pdf Ce rapport hebdomadaire fournit des informations clés et des recommandations opérationnelles ba...

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With Spring comes April showers, May flowers, and the March 2023 edition of SnapShots, AIRA's quarterly newsletter that highlights the progress, best practices, and accomplishments of IIS. This edition of SnapShots features articles on bidirectional data exchange between IIS and school districts, PHII's eLearnings, and Virginia's in-house pa...

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GPEI Statement on cVDPV2 detections in Burundi and Democratic Republic of the CongoThrough ongoing surveillance, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative has received notification of the detection of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) linked wit...

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MARCH 29, 2023 HOT TOPICSAttending the AIRA National Meeting? Time to sign up for your AART clinic!AIRA is excited to offer personalized sessions for IIS teams to meet with AIRA technical staff to review AART (Aggregate Analysis Reporting Tool) testing results and discuss practical recommendations for improvements. Sess...

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​ IN THIS EDITION THE MARCH 2023 ISSUE WILL BE OUT SOON. 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference: Keeping the Region of the Americas Polio-Free What I have learned … Raúl Montesano CastellanosTen news items on vaccination in the Americas published by PAHO | Road map to defeat meningitis by 2030Building Better Immunity: A Path to He...

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News from PATH on vaccine uptake and accessMarch 2023|SubscribeIn this issue WHO approves Serum Institute pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for 2+1 schedule Phased expansion of malaria vaccine begins in more areas in Africa PATH and partners work to ...

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VACCINE ACCESS DIGEST | MARCH 2023NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTSBreaking the Barriers: How Gender Equity Advances Immunization Gender roles and norms can profoundly impact immunization uptake and health outcomes for women, children, families, and communities. To increase immunization coverage and reach zero-dose chil...

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What you may have missed    What you may have missed Resources News Events WHO 5th Global Forum on Human Resources for Health Register for PtD’s virtual parallel sessionWhen: Monday 3 April, 10:45 – 12:15 CEST How to register: Register herePeople that Deliver is playing a leading role in the session Health supply chain cadres: The m...

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This weekly report provides key highlights and operational recommendations based on social listening data from March 16-23 in Africa. https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/2023-03/AIRA%20Infodemic%20Trends%20Report%20-%2016-23%20March%202023.pdf

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MARCH 22, 2023 HOT TOPICSNational IG Release 1.6: Call for experts, influencers, and advisors CDC, in collaboration with AIRA and NIST, is launching an Implementation Guide Expert Group in late spring 2023 to facilitate and contribute to the development of the national Release 1.6 of the Implementation Guide (IG) for Immunization Mes...

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Volume 17, Issue 2 - February 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, and ...

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View this email in your browserMOMENTUM Insidertogether withZeroing in on Zero-Dose MARCH 2023Thanks for reading this special edition of the MOMENTUM Insider and Immunization in Focus newsletters! This message is intended for subscribers to both newsletters. You can subscribe to all of our newsletters here.Introduction The term...

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Eastern Mediterranean health leaders call for redoubled efforts for a defining year for polioOn Tuesday 28 February 2023, ministers and high-level delegates from across the Eastern Mediterranean Region participated in the seventh meeting of the Regional Subcommittee for Polio Eradication and Outbreaks.Read more in...

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This weekly report provides key highlights and operational recommendations based on social listening data from March 10-16 in Africa. https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/2023-03/AIRA%20Infodemic%20Trends%20Report%20-%2010-16%20March%202023.pdf

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MARCH 15, 2023 HOT TOPICSAIRA 2023 National Meeting Update Lucky me, lucky you, lucky together!The only thing better than a pot of gold is gathering annually for the AIRA 2023 National Meeting, where we can learn and collaborate to help build healthy communities through the development of IIS. You won’t want to m...

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