Polio nowThe Strategy Committee of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has commissioned a formal evaluation of the 2016 global withdrawal of Sabin poliovirus 2 (OPV2) and switch from trivalent oral polio vaccine (tOPV) to bivalent OPV (bOPV).Read more in the latest issue of the bulletinRead more...
Take Action | Hot Topics | The Monthlies | Before You Go AUGUST 16, 2023 TAKE ACTIONInformation Requests AIRA members can submit and review information requests—a circulation of questions to and answers from the community.Information requests are viewable only by individual members and individuals affiliated with member and pa...
AUGUST 9, 2023 TAKE ACTIONInformation Requests AIRA members can submit and review information requests—a circulation of questions to and answers from the community.NEW summaries available! Recently, responses to two information requests were posted in the AIRA Repository: HPV Forecasting: Request from Washington ...
GPEI delegation concludes visit to PakistanA high-level delegation of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), including the Polio Oversight Board (POB), visited Pakistan on 16 – 20 July to discuss the impact of political transition on eradication efforts and the strategies in place to vaccinate children tha...
Volume 17, Issue 7 - July 2023The Measles and Rubella Bulletin is a monthly publication reporting progress towards achieving measles and rubella elimination in the Western Pacific Region. Inside each issue, we present the latest reported data by country on measles and rubella incidence, surveillance performance, an...
Hot Topics | Take Action | The Monthlies | Before You Go AUGUST 2, 2023Happy National Immunization Awareness Month!With students preparing for another academic year, I am sure many of you are already in the throes of back-to-school immunization campaigns. Thank you to everyone for all that you do to ensure our communities are...
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JULY 2023Immunization @ JSIEfforts to address historic backsliding in immunization continue and are starting to make progress. In 2022, 4 million more children received immunization services than the previous year. Despite progress toward the “Big Catch Up,” of the 20.5 million who missed one or more doses of their diphtheria...
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Urgent actions are required in African region to response to polio outbreaksAt the 31st meeting of the Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 3 to 7 July, the ARCC urged countries and health partners to urgently address gaps in polio immunity to avert outbreaks. ...
Take Action | Hot Topics | The Monthlies | Before You Go JULY 19, 2023 TAKE ACTIONThere’s Still Time to Register for AIRA’s Discovery Session on Improving IIS Data Quality Join us for the next AIRA Discovery Session on Monday, July 24 at 4-5 p.m. ET to hear about how jurisdictions are improving IIS data quality. We’ve had a change in...
News from PATH on vaccine uptake and accessJuly 2023|View Online|SubscribeIn this issue New multivalent meningococcal vaccine granted WHO prequalification Malawi introduces TCV Pivotal study reaffirms efficacy of a single-dose HP...
Volume 17, Issue 6 - June 2023The Measles and Rubella Bulletin is a monthly publication reporting progress towards achieving measles and rubella elimination in the Western Pacific Region. Inside each issue, we present the latest reported data by country on measles and rubella incidence, surveillance performance, an...
Take Action | Hot Topics | The Monthlies | Before You Go JULY 12, 2023 TAKE ACTIONRegister Today for the Upcoming AIRA Members & Partners MeetingDon’t forget to register for the AIRA Members and Partners meeting next week, Monday, July 17 from 2 to 3 p.m. ET. The AIRA Members and Partners quarterly meetings provide im...
32nd Meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on Immunization and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in the Western Pacific RegionThe 32nd Meeting of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Immunization and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in the Western Pacific Region was convened on 20-23 June in Manila, the Philippines.Read...
96 !-- !-- Take Action | Hot Topics | The Monthlies | Before You Go JULY 5, 2023 TAKE ACTIONRegister today for the upcoming AIRA Members & Partners meetingWe hope to see you at the upcoming AIRA Members and Partners meeting on Monday, July 17 from 2 to 3 p.m. ET. The AIRA Members and Partners quarterly meetings provide important ...
The vaccination team in Gazaoua, Niger, supporting the yellow fever outbreak response. May 2023.EYE Strategy May newsletterA pivotal moment in the EYE Strategy At the outset of the EYE Strategy in 2017, the partners took the courageous step of planning a mid-term evaluation, which they committed...
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Regaining High Vaccination Coverage in Brazil and throughout the Americas Efforts to increase vaccination coverage in Brazil. © Gustavo Furtado, PAHO/WHO In 2019, the WHO identified low vaccination coverage as one of the world’s top 10 public health challenges. Seeking to develop and support initiatives to reverse the low vaccination coverage in th...