Why do immunization information systems need to be improved?
Immunization information systems that exploit information and communications technology (ICT) have the potential to dramatically improve the performance of national immunization programs. This short video looks at why such systems are needed, how they work, and what impact they can have.

ccording to the life course approach to public health, your health today is the result of many different factors, including your previous life experiences and even those of your parents. Likewise, your health today will impact your health in the future, as well as the health of the future generations.

“What do you suggest to clinicians who want to improve how they recommend HPV vaccination for their pre-teen patients?” Dr. Alix Casler, FAAP, answers this question from her clinical experience in this segment of the video series, “How I Recommend HPV Vaccine.”

Is your clinic experiencing a utilization problem? We will consider some of the most common reasons for high drop-out rates – and their possible solutions.

This EPI training video provides knowledge and skills based on WHO guidance (for example, Mid-Level Manager and Immunization in Practice modules) to support routine immunization in the field. Find more at www.immunizationacademy.com.

Members of the pharmaceutical supply chain have various global requirements to meet during the storage, transport and handling of time and temperature-sensitive products. Changing product portfolios, requirements for good storage and distribution practices, regulatory expectations, quality management, and risk assessment factors bring many challenges to the handling of drug products. Rafik Bishara reviews the global perspectives in regulatory oversight on pharmaceutical time and temperature products.

In December 2010, a vaccine was introduced that could end a century of epidemics in Africa. Learn how the Meningitis Vaccine Project, a partnership between PATH and the World Health Organization, is bringing hope to a generation. For more on the first meningitis vaccine designed especially for Africa, see http://www.path.org/menafrivac/index.php.

ntroduced as part of the routine childhood immunization program. We spoke with scientists, advocates, and leaders in three countries—Nicaragua, Ghana, and Malawi—who helped pave the way for rotavirus vaccine introductions in low-income countries and continue to advocate for expanded access.

Women are on the frontlines of the battle to eradicate polio in Afghanistan, transforming the lives of children and women. Aisha is a social mobilizer in Kandahar in the south of the country, one of Afghanistan's most dangerous and conservative provinces.

Aminu Ahmad sits on the side of the road intently watching his young apprentice welding a wheelchair.

"This is our workshop and 80% of the people here have disabilities, but we are working hard, just like anybody else," he explains.

Aminu was crippled as child by polio, a preventable disease that affected millions of children each year.

"I asked my mother why I was disabled, and she told me I was not immunized'" says Aminu.

While Aminu trains and employs young people affected by polio, and his best selling product is an innovative wheel chair, his real aim is to protect future generations from the disease.

Aminu is part of The Global Polio Eradication Initiative. This a public-private partnership led by national governments and spearheaded by the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) that has reduced new infections by 99% since 1988. Now the disease is endemic in just 4 countries; Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nigeria.

Dr Chris Maher, Manager, Polio Education and Emergency Support at WHO-EMRO, was interviewed on 7th of October 2015 during "EMRO Health +SocialGood" a webcast held in Kuwait City at the Regional Committee meeting for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) of the World Health Organization.

The Regional Committee brought together the foremost health experts to discuss the latest public health issues and how to continue to strengthen health services in the region. EMRO Health +SocialGood provided insight into some of the major public health emergencies happening in the region, and original content and interactive conversations with experts attending this meeting.

Rotavirus still kills over 200,000 children each year, but even non-fatal cases can have a dramatic impact on families due to the economic burden of treating the disease. Parents like Jacqueline, a mother from Malawi, often lose substantial amounts of their income due to treatment costs and missed work while their children are hospitalized for rotavirus. By preventing infection and the related expenses, cost-effective rotavirus vaccines can help strengthen economies in communities around the world.

On 26 April 2012, during World Immunization Week, mothers and babies, doctors and nurses, tribal elders and supporters from all over the world, came together in Independence Square, Accra, to celebrate the launch of two new vacci

As part of our Haiti series, a mother named Gabriel shares why she never misses an immunization appointment, and why she believes it is every parent's responsibility to give their children vaccines for the well-being of every child.

As part of our Haiti series, a mother named Anne shares why she vaccinates her child and is thankful for the immunization education at her local health center in Marigot, Haiti.

ot every girl goes to school everyday in Liberia, West Africa. So if you want to improve coverage of the HPV vaccination in ten year old girls, sometimes you have to take it to the streets.

This 3.5-minute video offers a preview of how lessons learnt from these countries can provide critical information for policymakers and programme planners on how best to prepare, deliver, and sustain HPV vaccines.

Quality data is essential to running an effective immunization program. Learn about the Data Quality Self-Assessment tool which will help you ask the right questions at the district and health facility level to determine the accuracy and quality of your monitoring.

This EPI training video provides knowledge and skills based on WHO guidance (for example, Mid-Level Manager and Immunization in Practice modules) to support routine immunization in the field. Find more at www.immunizationacademy.com.