A new release of ICE (v1.8.1.0) is now available. (Download ICE v 1.8.2.0) The release includes the following changes: Updates to the Polio Vaccine Group and the Meningococcal ACWY Va...

This post by Erin Sparrow, World Health Organization, has been reposted from the January 2016 issue ofGlobal Immunization News with thanks. The Global Action Plan for Influenza Vaccines (GAP) was launched in 2006 as a ten year initiative to address the anticipated shortfall in vaccine supply in the event of an influenza pandemic. GAP aims to reduce the global shortage of influenza vaccines for seasonal epidemics and pandemics through three key objectives: • Objective 1: Increa...

Dear Tech Net Colleagues, The Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework promotes the development of systems and information specific to responding to public health influenza emergencies. Based on lessons learned from the WHO H1N1 response and other gap analyses, a series of objectives have been identified that cut across technical areas of WHO. One of the four overarching objectives of the PIP is to ensure that deployment and regulatory systems are developed as a common approach...