96--> Find the latest news and updates from IVAC including news, events, and more! View this email in your browser VACCINE ACCESS DIGEST | FEBRUARY 2025--> NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS--> Preventing Cancer: The Far-Reaching Impact of Vaccines For the past 25 years, the global health community has come together each February...
IZ Express #1,801: Ask the Experts updates, Hib and pneumococcus Q&As, postponed ACIP meeting, and more !- !--Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Issue 1,801: February 26, 2025 Top StoriesImmunize.org reviews, updates “Ask the Experts: Documenting Vaccination,” and adds three new question...
Date and venue: 15-17 December 2024 - Cairo, EgyptParticipants: RVC chair and members, Officials form MOH of 9 countries, WHO (HQ, EMRO, CO) and CDC Overview: The purpose is to review and align WHO EMRO's Hepatitis B control verification guide with global elimination targets and review the progress report of Egypt on Hepatitis B Details: (200 ...
Dates and venue: 9-12 December 2024 - Muscat, Oman Participants: Managers and Directors of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) from Ministry of Health (MOH), National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAG) chairs or members, Immunization technical officers of WHO and UNICEF Purpose: Build capacity of EPI country teams to develop a ...
February 2025 - The Big Catch-Up (BCU) initiative, a targeted global effort to boost vaccination among children following declines driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, is making significant progress in addressing immunity gaps among children under five in six countries across the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Syri...
Dates and venue: 28 – 30 August 2024 - Yangon, MyanmarParticipants: Members of the Health Cluster (48 participants from 16 agencies). Purpose: The general objective was to ensure preparednessfor VPD outbreaks in the country and the specific objectives were to 1) ensure that an effective outbreak response plan is in place. 2)...
Dates and Venue: 25-27 September 2024, Kathmandu, Nepal Participants: WHO South-East Asia Regional Certification Commission for Poliomyelitis Eradication (SEA-RCCPE) members, Representatives of National Certification Committees for Polio Eradication (NCCPEs), National Containment Task Force, Ministry of Health (Nepal), donor and partner agenci...
Dates and venue: 9-13 December 2024 - Bangkok, Thailand Participants: A total of 40 participants from 12 countries including MOH officials, WHO and UNICEF attended the meeting. The countries represented were Afghanistan (WHO, UNICEF), Bangladesh (WHO, UNICEF, MOH), Bhutan (MOH), DPR Korea (UNICEF only), India (WHO, UNICEF), Indonesia (MOH, WHO...
5 minute read FEBRUARY 19, 2025 IN THIS ISSUE #AIRA2025 Preliminary Agenda, Awards, and More Register Now for AIRA’s February Discovery Session: California IIS Data in Action Looking for a Fresh Approach to Data Viz?¡Estás invitado a primera reunión de la Iniciativa del Codificación Internacional de Vacunas (IVC) completamente en esp...
Dili, Timor-Leste – A joint national and international review of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) and Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance (VPDS), combined with a post-introduction evaluation (PIE), was conducted in Timor-Leste from October 14 to 25, 2024. The assessment aimed to evaluate the country’s immunization progress, identif...
Dates: 21-23/10/2024 Participants:Shri R V Karnan, IAS, Commissioner, Health and Family Welfare; Managing Director, National Health Mission, Government of TelanganaG Sudheera, Joint Director, Child Health and Immunization, Government of TelanganaSyed F. Quadri, Programme Manager, JSI, DelhiMr David Damara, State Technical Manager, JSI, Hyder...
Dates: 26/11/2024 Participants: Officials from the Family Welfare Division, pediatricians and surveillance officers from sentinel sites, and technical officers from WHO Overview: A sentinel site performance review meeting on strengthening rotavirus (Rota) and invasive bacterial diseases (IBD) surveillance in Nepal was held on 26 November 2024 ...
In a landmark moment for child health, Chad has introduced three powerful vaccines against malaria, pneumococcal infections, and rotavirus nationwide, targeting nearly one million children under the age of one. This historic rollout, launched on October 25, 2024, aims to drastically reduce rates of preventable diseases and save thousands of lives i...
Nepal has reaffirmed its success in maintaining the elimination of Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT), a milestone first achieved in 2005. A recent post-validation assessment conducted in December 2024 confirmed that the country continues to maintain an incidence rate of less than one case per 1,000 live births in all districts nationwide. ...
Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Issue 1,800: February 19, 2025 Top Stories“Seroprevalence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5) Infections Among Bovine Veterinary Practitioners—United States, September 2024” published in MMWR “First Clade Ib Monkeypox Virus Infection R...
14 February 2025, Vol. 100, No. 07/08, pp. 45–60 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 45 Two decades of influenza surveillance in North Africa 14 février 2025, Vol. 100, No. 07/08, pp. 45-60 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO45 Deux décennies de surveillance de la grippe en Afrique du Nord DownloadDownloa...
8 minute read FEBRUARY 12, 2025 IN THIS ISSUE #AIRA2025 Preliminary Agenda, Awards, and More Register Today for the Next IDAC Session Boost Your IIS Program – Become a PHAP Host Site! Register Now for AIRA’s February Discovery Session: California IIS Data in Action ¡Estás invitado a primera reunión de la Iniciativa del Codificación In...
Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Issue 1,799: February 12, 2025 Top StoriesNotice to readers: Immunize.org provides uninterrupted access to essential immunization informationUpdated 65+ Flu Defense website offers resources for healthcare professionals serving older adultsInfluenza ac...
Global Polio Surveillance Action Plan, 2025–2026In January 2025, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) launched the Global Polio Surveillance Action Plan (GPSAP) 2025–2026.Read more in the latest issue of the bulletinRead more in the latest issue of thebulletinArchive of previous issues can...
96[if mso]>View in web browser Français EnglishWeekly Infodemic reportThis weekly report provides key highlights and operational recommendations based on social listening data.Issue 148 | 20-31 January 2025 Misinformation about the legitimacy of the Sudan virus disease outbreak...