Dear Donors and Partners,I write with unfortunate news. As you may already be aware, communities in Southern Malawi and Central Mozambique, where VillageReach works, are in turmoil right now. Cyclone Freddy - a record-breaking cyclone - made its way through both countries over the last 48 hours. VillageReach is happy to report that a...
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The “Strengthening implementation of home-based records for maternal, newborn and child health” guide was jointly developed by WHO, UNICEF and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for country programme managers. The guide aims to provide activities and decision-making tools that strengthen the processes around planning, designing, impl...
The United Nations Foundation is pleased to share the newly released report, “Leveraging CSO Contributions to Advance Polio Transition and Integration Efforts in the African Region”, co-created with the Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Associations (CCRDA) in Ethiopia; Impact Health Organization (IHO) in South Sudan; Vaccine Network f...
Vaccination coverage in children under 7 years, Guatemala City, November 2022. In 2020, reported vaccination coverage in Guatemala City was 50% for OPV3 and 61% for MMR1, classifying the city as high-risk for polio re-emergence. To report vaccination coverage, the Ministry of Public Health (MSPAS) uses a nominal electronic registry that does not in...
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...
A new benchmark report on life-course immunization highlights the urgent need for changes in global, regional and national immunization policies and plans to reach WHO’s 2030 Immunization Agenda (IA2030) and the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing objectives. The need to extend the benefits of vaccination from early life to include the whole li...
Two new resource collections are available on TechNet-21. Existing technical resources (tools, technical guidance, information documents and databases) are organized in a user-friendly way allowing for structured browsing and comparison of resources. For each resource, a synopsis is provided to allow quick overview of the author, purpose, content, ...
Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics (EYE) Strategy on Yellow Fever is a 16-part series that takes you inside the global efforts to ensure that yellow fever does not become the next big global health threat. We interview global experts from fields including immunization, climate change, space science, and the Amazon rainforest to show what goes into ar...
10 March 2023, Vol. 98, No. 19, pp. 93–98 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 93 Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Infectious Hazards: annual meeting on epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response, future surveillance 10 mars 2023, Vol. 98, No. 10, pp. 93-98 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO ...
MARCH 8, 2023 HOT TOPICSIn case you missed it: IIS 101 Discovery Session recording now available On February 27, AIRA hosted IIS 101: An Introduction/Refresher. We received an overwhelming response to this session and had to cap registration to match Zoom capabilities.If you or a staff missed the live event, don'...
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | MARCH 2023IVAC’s VIRA Chatbot Receives Silver Anthem Award for Innovative Approach to Vaccine Communication COVID-19 vaccine uptake has plateaued globally, largely in part due to rampant misinformation about the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness. To combat this phenomenon, IVAC launched VIRA, the CO...
NEW ?: Begin your pathway of being a Boost Champion with Storytelling for Change! The Boost Community, in partnership with People Power Health, will offer this 5-week flexible virtual training (via mobile phone) course, starting Monday, March 20th.Grounded in the practice of social movements and activism, Storytelling for Change provides an ...
UNICEF made available a complete supply solution for the use of countries to support cervical cancer elimination programmes. The Cervical Cancer Toolkit is an ideal reference point for programme leaders, supply managers, experts, policy makers and donors. Available products in the toolkit support the prevention, diagnosis and treatment pillars of t...
The meeting of the Global Commission for the Certification of the Eradication of Poliomyelitis (GCC)On 21-22 February 2023, the Global Commission for Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication (GCC) met in Amman, Jordan.Read more in the latest issue of the bulletinRead more in the latest issue of the bulle...
The latest polio eradication activities around the world this month in Polio News. ...
3 March 2023, Vol. 98, No. 09, pp. 83–92 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 83 Report of the second joint meeting (hybrid) of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety and the WHO Advisory Committee on Safety of Medicinal Products, 14–16 December 2022 3 mars 2023, Vol. 98, No. 09, pp. 83-92 Main...
Polio review in MalaysiaOn 21-22 February 2023, the Global Commission for Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication (GCC) met in Amman, Jordan.Read more in the latest issue of the bulletinRead more in the latest issue of the bulletinArchive of previous issues can be accessed here. ...
MARCH 1, 2023Happy Wednesday. It’s hard to believe we are already in March! The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met February 22–24, it was a long meeting with lots of topics. In addition to reviewing data on many vaccines, discussions were had regarding the Inflation Reduction Act as well as the surge in re...
An update from the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership ...