Guidance

A guide for introducing and strengthening Hepatitis B birth dose vaccination

WHO has published global guidance for immunization managers and maternal child health

professionals seeking to introduce hepatitis B birth dose into national immunization programmes

or to strengthen existing birth dose programmes. The guide places particular emphasis

on the unique programmatic features administering hepatitis B vaccine as a birth dose

and the necessary integration with maternal, obstetric and post-natal care.

Specifically, this guide aims to:

 Provide an overview of WHO recommendations, best practices, technical justification and

strategic approaches relating to hepatitis B birth dose to newborns

 Highlight the unique operational requirements for introducing a vaccination that should be delivered as soon after birth as possible, preferably within 24 hours.

 Inform the policy discussions and operational strategies for the introduction of hepatitis B birth dose vaccination into a national immunization programme.

Authors

Languages

  • Arabic
  • English
  • French
  • Spanish

Publication year

2015

Publisher

WHO

Type

Guidance

Categories

  • Global initiatives

Diseases

  • Hepatitis B

Organisations

  • World Health Organisation (WHO)

Tags

  • Communications
  • New vaccine introduction

Topic references

EPI-CORE-HEP-B

TitleAuthorYearTypeLanguage
A guide for introducing and strengthening Hepatitis B birth dose vaccinationMorgan et al.2015GuidanceArabic, English, French, Spanish
Documenting the impact of hepatitis B immunization: Best practices for conducting a serosurveyWorld Health Organization (WHO)2011GuidanceFrench
Hepatitis B vaccines: WHO position paper - July 2017World Health Organization (WHO)GuidanceArabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
Practices to improve coverage of the hepatitis B birth dose vaccineWorld Health Organization (WHO)2013GuidanceArabic, English, French
Sample design and procedures for Hepatitis B immunization surveys: A companion to the WHO cluster survey reference manualWorld Health Organization (WHO)2012GuidanceEnglish