MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity JANUARY 2023: ISSUE 3 Gender and Immunization: Recognizing and Reducing Barriers When a mother in Mozambique’s Nampula Province was asked why her child was only partially vaccinated, she replied that the last time she brought her child for immunization, the clinic had run o...
Vaccine-derived polio virus detected in 2 Canadian wastewater samplesAfter initiating its own wastewater testing for polio last year, Canada has detected two samples of vaccine-derived polio virus type 2 (VDPV2). According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)’s epidemio...
Monthly Update December 2022 in Review www.immregistries.org In This Issue: Executive Director's UpdateAIRA 2023 National Meeting AnnouncementAIRA's Board Meeting in Pittsburgh Measurement & Improvement UpdatesNeeds Assessment for Readiness to Submit Routine and Influenza DataEpi Shared Services (ESS) Is in Full Swing! Don't Miss Ou...
Our collective achievements are enabled by the depth of our partnerships.Together - with communities, with health workers, with governments - we've made significant progress in 2022.Copyright © 2023 VillageReach, All rights reserved. Thank you for opting in for updates and newslett...
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23 December 2022, Vol. 97, Nos. 51/52, pp. 673–676 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 673 Index of countries/areas 673 Index, Volume 97, 2022, Nos. 1–52 23 décembre 2022, vol. 97, Nos 51/52, pp. 673-676 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO 673 Index des pays/zones 673 Index, Volume 97, 2022, Nos 1-52 Downlo...
This holiday season give yourself the gift of invaluable insight and lasting connections by registering for the AIRA 2023 National Meeting! Your very merry team here at AIRA is looking forward to seeing you in San Diego, California.Call for Abstracts- OPEN! Closes Sunday, January 8, 11:59 p.m. ETRegistration- OPEN! Early Bird...
Polio experts eye clear tactics in final push to achieve success2022 may well go down in history as the year of contrasts in the global effort to eradicate polio. At first glance, with polio detections in places such as New York and London and an increase in cases in Pakistan, it may seem that the effort is backsli...
Dear all,This is the last update of 2022!COVID-19: Booster dose: French NITAG has preferentially recommended bivalent vaccines suitable for Omicron, regardless of the vaccine(s) previously administered. The full recommendation on booster vaccine strategy is available here. The French NITAG recommends integrating the Nuvaxovid vaccin...
Dear partners and colleagues, As another year comes to an end, we want to acknowledge your important contributions to the EYE Strategy in 2022, and your tireless efforts to protect people from yellow fever and other deadly diseases. Together, we have made great strides towards achieving our goal to eliminate yellow fever epidemi...
The holiday season has arrived and so has the December 2022 edition of SnapShots, AIRA’s quarterly newsletter that highlights the progress, best practices, and accomplishments of IIS. This edition of SnapShots features articles on an influential individual in AIRA’s history, effectively planning your IIS hiring, improving IIS data quali...
In February, the Malawi Ministry of Health announced the shocking news that a case of wild poliovirus had been detected in a child – the first in the country in 30 years and the first in Africa since 2020. A month later, neighboring Mozambique confirmed eight more cases.Polio is an infectious disease that mainly affects childr...
SUMMARY: As of 4 December 2022, a total of 291 million people in the African Region had completed the primary COVID-19 vaccination series, representing 24.9% of the Region’s population. Three countries have surpassed the target of 70% of their population having completed the primary series: Mauritius (86.0%), Liberia (78.9%) and Seychelles (76.7%)....
Hello,We want to pass along two new job opportunities with the Kentucky Immunization Branch and the Wisconsin Division of Public Health.The Kentucky Immunization Branch is searching for an Immunization Program Manager.The Wisconsin Division of Public Health (DPH) is seeking a full-time Immunization Information System ...
PtD newsletter December 2022: A year in which PtD really did stand up for the supply chain workforce
You don't want to miss this. What you may have missed Resources News EventsGoodbye to a momentous 2022 A year in which PtD really did stand up for the supply chain workforceFirstly, thank you to the PtD coalition and to the Executive committee: you have helped us achieve so much over the last year. The culmination of months of wo...
Hello,On Wednesday, January 25, AIRA is launching the next learning module of its Interoperability Course Series, hosted by Nathan Bunker and Assiatou Diallo. This six-week course is focused on immunization messaging and is intended for programmatic and technical IIS, EHR, and IIS vendor staff. Participants will attend weekly session...
Vaccine Access Digest December 2022 Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthVaccine News and ResourcesVIRA Chatbot Competition Awarded to Three U.S. Health Departments The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has announced the first three winners of the VIRA X NACCHO com...
28th meeting of the Regional Certification Commission on Polio Eradication in Western Pacific Region 15-17 November 2022, Ha Noi, Viet NamThe 28th meeting of the Regional Commission for Certification (RCC) of Poliomyelitis Eradication in Western Pacific convened on 15-17 November 2022 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. Based on the in...
9 December 2022, Vol. 97, No. 49, pp. 633–644 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 633 Progress towards poliomyelitis eradication – Afghanistan, January 2021–September 2022 640 WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme: acute emergencies monthly summary – October and November 2022 9 décembre 2022, vol. 97, N...
Volume 16, Issue 11 - November 2022The 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, and...