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World Immunization Week – celebrated in the last week of April (24 to 30 April) – aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. Immunization saves millions of lives every year and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful and cost-effective health interventions. Yet, there are still nearly 20 million children in the world today who are not getting the vaccines they need.
The theme this year is #VaccinesWork for All and the campaign will focus on how vaccines – and the people who develop, deliver and receive them – are heroes by working to protect the health of everyone, everywhere.
2020 campaign objectives
The main goal of the campaign is to urge greater engagement around immunization globally and the importance of vaccination in improving health and wellbeing of everyone, everywhere throughout life.
As part of the 2020 campaign, WHO and partners aim to:
- Demonstrate the value of vaccines for the health of children, communities and the world.
- Show how routine immunization is the foundation for strong, resilient health systems and universal health coverage.
- Highlight the need to build on immunization progress while addressing gaps, including through increased investment in vaccines and immunization.
Given that WHO has designated 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, WHO will highlight nurses and midwives for their crucial role as early vaccine champions for new parents and parents-to-be.
Join us to mark World Immunization Week 2020 with a series of remote events on 'vaccines throughout the life course'. The theme of World Immunization Week this year is #VaccinesWorkforAll. The WHO has produced a series of case studies and materials highlighting the important impact of vaccines around the world.
The VaC programme aims to highlight research work at LSHTM and within our networks on vaccines, each day looking at a vaccine or disease that is important to a specific age group or at a particular stage of life. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic the VaC will continue to promote work on diverse vaccines in given the vital role that immunization plays in global health.
Day 1 of World Immunization Week on Friday the 24th of April we start with an event looking at vaccines in pregnancy with a joint webinar with the MARCH Centre focusing on work towards a Group B Streptococcus (GBS) vaccine for pregnant women. We are also joined by one of the directors of the leading GBS charity in the UK which provides information and support to families affected by GBS.
Day 2 on Monday the 27th of April we move onto vaccines in newborns with a focus on the Hepatitis B vaccines. We get perspectives on this important vaccine from researchers and clinicians working in African contexts including in the Gambia. The threat to this vaccine in the context of COVID-19 will also be discussed. This event will not be live, but a webinar recording will be streamed on the day.
On Day 3, Tuesday the 28th of April we have a live webinar on pneumococcal vaccines as part of the focus on vaccines in young children. Experts from LSHTM in London and at the MRC Unit the Gambia contribute to this event covering research on the schedule of pneumococcal vaccines, the need to understand pneumococcal transmission, recent modelling work and work on pneumococcal phyogenetics.
On Day 4 Wednesday the 29th of April we focus on vaccines in adolescents looking at the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Students from the STIRIG and VaC student groups present findings from their survey among student peers on HPV vaccination rates and knowledge.
The final day of the programme on Thursday the 30th of April we look at vaccines in older adults mainly addressing the UK context. We are joined by both internal and external speakers who will discuss why vaccines are an important preventative tool for elderly populations and how we can address some of the challenges of reaching these groups.
On Friday May 1st we round off the week and this series of webinars with a special event on COVID-19 in the context of vaccine development and impact of the pandemic on routine vaccination programs. LSHTM researchers will share insights into the current landscape and timelines of COVID-vaccine development and reflect upon the “collateral damage” that could potentially result through the deviation of attention away from routine immunization programs. We also hear from LSHTM experts who have worked on vaccine development and clinical trials in other pandemic situations and discuss lessons learned from these experiences.
The full programme with links to the webinar is here: https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/media/35351
The BID Learning Network invites you to join a webinar panel discussion on “Electronic Immunization Registries and the COVID-19 Response.” This will be an open discussion on how to leverage routine health system data to understand the impacts of COVID-19. We will start by sharing experiences across Tanzania, Zambia, and Vietnam where PATH teams have been supporting the governments to scale and sustain electronic immunization registries (EIRs). EIRs can provide timely data to understand changes in immunization patterns as a result of COVID-19 social distancing measures, changes in service delivery, or interruptions in supply chains. We will discuss opportunities to use these data and open the discussion to hear from others on how they are using other data sources to understand COVID-19 health system impacts.
This webinar discussion will be of interest to data management specialists, EPI managers, health management information system (HMIS) specialists, digital health solution implementers, and other health care specialists committed to improving data collection, quality and use across health systems.
Join our speakers, on Thursday, 23rd April 2020 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central African Time [CAT].
To join the webinar, please register in advance at the following Zoom link. If you have any questions, contact the BLN community coordinator, Catherine Muyawala, at [email protected].
Greetings from IIHMR UNIVERSITY, JAIPUR , INDIA
I take immense pleasure to share with you that School of Pharmaceutical Management; The IIHMR University is organizing a 05 days International training programme on “Logistics Management of Vaccines with special focus on Strengthening Cold chain ” during April 20-24,2020 at The IIHMR University, Jaipur, India .
The program is designed primarily with a focus to assist the countries/national health system programs to address the challenges in vaccine management thus ensuring access to quality vaccines in the immunization program. The program contents are as below
PROGRAM CONTENTS: -
Introduction to immunization basics and Universal Immunization Program (UIP)
Procurement of vaccines
Cold chain management
Key elements of cold chain system
Cold chain Equipment’s and their maintenance
Monitoring the cold chain temperature
Vaccines Management
Demand estimation
Indenting
Stock Management
Storage & Distribution
Supportive supervision
Reporting/Documentation & MIS
AEFI and Immunization Waste Management
eVIN- Effectively managing vaccine logistics
Social mobilization, advocacy and communication for EPI
Field visit to cold chain point
Hands on training on temperature monitoring devices
PROGRAMME FEE
• Foreign Nationals: USD 700 per participant plus 18% GST
• Indian Nationals: Rs 37,500 per participant plus 18% GST
The fees cover tuition fees, training material, stay in air-conditioning room (twin-sharing basis), breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea/coffee during the program and pick-up and drop from Jaipur airport/railway station/bus stand. Welcome dinner and short-trip to historical and cultural importance places in Jaipur would be offered by the University in honor of the participants. Participants would be encouraged to use library facilities. Around the clock internet facility (Wi-Fi) is available for the participants. The travel tickets from the country of origin to Jaipur and vice versa are to be borne by the participant/sponsoring agency.
DISCOUNTS ON THE FEE
Early Bird Discount: Nominations received with payments on/before 4-weeks (23rd March 2020) will be entitled to an early bird discount of 10%.
Group Discount: Any organization sponsoring four or more participants to the program will be entitled for a discount of 20% on the total fee payable provided that at least four participants attend the program.
Maximum Discount: Organization can avail themselves of both the discount subject to maximum discount of 20%.
I am sure that you will find it useful for the organization/national health system program.
I would be grateful, if you could participate/ nominate interested candidates in the training program.
You may forward to concerned department also
Kindly send the filled and scanned nomination form (attached) to the program coordinator at [email protected]
Looking forward for your kind cooperation and support to make the program success.
A word of response would be appreciated.
Link for the brochure
https://www.iihmr.edu.in/files/training/brochure/170/logistics-management-of-vaccines.pdf
Regards
Dr.Saurabh kumar Banerjee
M.Pharm, Ph.D., MBA
Associate Professor and Program Coordinator
The IIHMR University,
1 Prabhu Dayal Marg, Near Sanganer Airport
Jaipur (Pin-302029), Rajasthan, INDIA
Office: +91 141 3924700, Ext: 789,
Fax: +91 141 3924738,
Mobile - +91-8890398067
Email: [email protected]
European Immunization Week (EIW) promotes the core message that immunization is vital to prevent diseases and protect life. The slogan – Prevent. Protect. Immunize. – carries this message across the Region.
The next EIW will be celebrated on 20–26 April 2020.
The goal of EIW is to increase vaccination coverage by raising awareness of the importance of immunization among parents and caregivers, health care professionals, policy and decision-makers, and the media.
WHO/Europe leads and coordinates EIW, and all Member States in the WHO European Region are invited to take part. Regional and national partners, including the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), support implementation. EIW also benefits from high-level support at the national level, including ministers, ambassadors and other distinguished supporters. At the regional level, the initiative has the support of WHO/Europe's Patron, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.
EIW is organized in conjunction with other WHO regional initiatives and World Immunization Week.