No images? Click hereVolume 18, Issue 5 - May 2024The 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...
The Immunization Economics Community of Practice management team are excited to announce the launch of the new website. With this refresh, it is easier for users to find resources and navigate the website. You can now find a resource library in which every immunization economics resource ever published can easily individually be found through a com...
PAHO has launched two web pages with resources to help countries improve their communication about vaccination and increase demand for vaccines. The two pages are part of the Immunization Toolkit under the “Social communication and demand generation” tab, available here.The first page, “Behavioral science: Vaccine demand and confidence,” explains w...
PAHO publishes the Immunization Newsletter four times a year in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. Its purpose is to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information on immunization programs in the Region of the Americas and beyond. It has been published since 1979 in English and Spanish, with French and Portuguese versions beginning in 2001...
Neonatal tetanus, a severe newborn illness from the toxigenic strains of Clostridium tetani, persists in middle- and low-income countries due to non-sterile childbirth practices. Unlike smallpox and polio, tetanus cannot be eradicated: Clostridium tetani spores exist in the environment, and animal reservoirs. However, elimination as a public health...
The countries and territories of the Americas, with support from PAHO, have made remarkable progress in immunization, providing protection against vaccine-preventable diseases with a life-course approach. PAHO's Special Program on Comprehensive Immunization (CIM) in its role of disseminating information on progress and challenges in the field of im...
ThinkWell partnered with Ndejje University and Kampala Capital City Authority to estimate the cost of delivering COVID-19 vaccines in public and private facilities in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, in 2021. Alongside the costing exercise, a qualitative assessment examined how the program was implemented, obtained lessons learned, and mapped key fu...
About 152 participants in person and 50 remotely from 16 countries, participated in the annual meeting on Meningitis-MenAfriNet, Yellow Fever, Measles-Rubella and Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination, from 14-16 November 2023 in Brazzaville, at the Regional Office of WHO in Africa. The opening and closing ceremonies were performed by Prof SHEY...
Dates: 29/04-02/05 2024 Participants: Ministry of Health Indonesia, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Religious Affair, Coordinating Ministry of Human Development and Cultural Affairs and other ministries and organizations in Indonesia, Ministry of Bhutan, Ministry of Sri Lanka and Ministry of Timor Leste. Objectives: Improve capacity and commitme...
On 24 October 2023, Nigeria officially introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunization schedule in a bid to protect at least 7.7 million girls aged 9–14 years across the country. The launch in the capital city of Abuja was attended by top government officials from the Ministries of Health, Education, and Budget &...
9 minute read JUNE 12, 2024 IN THIS ISSUE Office Closure and Weekly Update Break in Observance of Juneteenth #AIRA2024 National Meeting Presentations Now Available! Don’t Miss AIRA’s Next Discovery Session: Emerging Standards Register Today for the Upcoming AIRA Members and Partners Meeting Collecting Articles for September SnapShots ...
View this email in your browserVaccinating Every Child: Promising Strategies for Reaching Zero-Dose Children in Bangladesh & Nigeria (Part 1 of 2) Thursday, June 13 |7am ET / 12 pm WAT / 1pm CET / 5 pm BST Please join the Zero-Dose Learning Hub on Thursday, June 13 for the first webinar in a two-part series featuring repres...
!-- !-No images? Click here50 Years of Impact: how polio eradication and EPI demonstrate what is humanly possibleThe world immunization week was commemorated at the end of April 2024, reminding us of what humanity can achieve when efforts are made for collective health.Read more in the latest issue of the bulletin!-- ...
No images? Click here7 June 2024, Vol. 99, No. 23, pp. 307–318 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 307 Accelerating programmatic progress and access to biologicals for the control of neglected tropical zoonoses7 juin 2024, Vol. 99, No. 23, pp. 307-318 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO 307 Accélé...
8 minute read JUNE 5, 2024 IN THIS ISSUE Message from the Executive Director A Message from Our Partners Don’t Miss AIRA’s Next Discovery Session: Emerging Standards Join the IIS Data Analyst Network (IDAN)! Information Requests New M&I Reports Available for Q1 2024: January 1–March 31 Provider Organization Onboarding for IIS Spri...
The latest polio eradication activities around the world this month in Polio News. ...
Dear all,Summer is getting closer and hopefully holidays! Meanwhile here are the latest recommendations from NITAGs. Pneumococcal vaccines: NACI (Canada): Following a thorough review of the evidence for Pneu-C-15 and Pneu-C-20 vaccines, and analyzing their potential impact on reducing pneumococcal disease among children in Canada, NACI has ...
!-- !-No images? Click here31 May 2024, Vol. 99, No. 22, pp. 285–306 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 285 Meeting of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization, March 2024: conclusions and recommendations31 mai 2024, Vol. 99, No. 22, pp. 285-306 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO 285 Ré...
6 minute read MAY 29, 2024 IN THIS ISSUE Register Today for AIRA’s Discovery Session: Emerging Standards Join the IIS Data Analyst Network (IDAN)! Information Requests – New Summaries Available A Message from Our Partners Provider Organization Onboarding for IIS Spring 2024 Course Recap New Technical Advisory Bulletin (TAB) Documents ...
View this email in your browser VACCINE ACCESS DIGEST | MAY 2024!--->NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS !---> Department of International Health Legacy Series: Dr. Mathuram Santosham The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Department of International Health recently interviewed Dr. Mathuram Santosham, a S...