WHO EPI - core reference material

Curated by: Stephanie Shendale

This page provides a list of core reference material published by the WHO Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) and has been organised into the following three sections. These documents, as well as additional immunization materials, can be found in the Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals (IVB) Document Centre

 

  

By antigen

 

BCG

 

Cholera

 

COVID-19

Please refer to the Covid-19 - Technical resources page. 

 

Dengue 

 

Diphteria

 

Hepatitis B  

 

Hib

 

HPV

 

Influenza

 

Japanese encephalitis (JE) 

 

Malaria vaccine

 

Measles and rubella

 

Meningitis

 

Mumps 

 

Pertussis

 

Pneumococcal

 

Polio

 

Rabies

 

Rotavirus

 

Tetanus

 

Typhoid

 

Varicella/ Herpes Zoster

 

Yellow fever

 

  

By theme

 

Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) Surveillance

 

Controlled Temperature Chain (CTC) and Extended Controlled Temperature Conditions (ECTC)

Note: for additional information on CTC and ECTC, please refer to Controlled temperature chain - technical resources.

 

Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) and African Regional Strategic Plans

 

Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) 

 

Immunological Basis for Immunization 

 

Immunization Agenda 2030

Integration

  

Market Information for Access (MI4A)

 

Missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV)

 

Monitoring, data and coverage

Note: for additional resources on home-based records (HBRs), please refer to Home-based records.

 

Planning and financing

 

Private sector

 

Routine immunization and vaccine introduction

 

School-based & life-course vaccination

 

Second Year of Life (2YL)

 

Supply chain and logistics

In addition to the list given below, the following pages also provide technical resources:

 

Training and e-Learning

 

Vaccination & Surveillance in Humanitarian Emergencies

 

Vaccine Safety

 

Vaccine-preventable Disease (VPD) Surveillance

 

WHO: general

  

 

By group

  

Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (IPAC)

 

Immunization and vaccines related implementation research advisory committee (IVIR-AC) 

 

National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs)

 

Strategic Advisory Group of Experts [on immunization]