Join us next Monday for an exciting webinar discussing Lessons Learned from the Big Catch-up!   The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research and the Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals Department at WHO in collaboration with local partners have conducted case studies of the BCU i...

Currently, 55% of the total population (744m, UNPD 2022 2021) received at least one dose of the COVID-19 jab. The fully vaccinated population is at 47% while the partially vaccinated at 8%. To continue boosting the population especially those at most risk, 16% are boosted in the region. In this is...

In a new push, UNICEF is calling for joint and targeted efforts to provide vaccination to over 32 million women at the 12 most-at-risk countries and protect them and their new-borns from potentially fatal maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT). Geospatial mapping of 24,000 of neonatal deaths (babies ...

We ask for your opinion and assessment: We are pleased to announce that some days ago we were able to hand over our series-ready Solar-Hybrid PCM Reefer (island solution) SUNTAINER. Please watch the video here (90 seconds): https://youtu.be/hFN9o2wvEJ4 The production took place in technical inf...

Cross posted from http://www.childsurvival.net with many thanks to Robert Davis NOTE FROM ROBERT DAVIS INVITING CONTRIBUTIONS The Expanded Programme on Immunization, now the world's largest public health programme, is approaching its fortieth birthday. It got started in a small suite of offi...

UPDATE ON MATERNAL NEONATAL TETANUS ELIMINATION AS OF OCTOBER 2010 WHO/CHERG estimates for causes of child mortality show that Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) was responsible for 59,000 neonatal deaths in 2008.Though the figure shows a 92% reduction in mortality from the 800,000 deaths estima...

I need an urgent reply on the following questions regarding H1N1 pandemic from the experts: Pakistan is faced with worst floods in its history. Can we start H1N1 vaccination among the affectees specially those in the camps? If yes which groups to target? We have enough doses of TEMIFLU in our stock...

POST 01354E: POLIO ERADICATION—LET’S FINISH THE JOB FOLLOW UP ON POSTS: 01339E, 01341E, 013342E, 01343E, 01344E, 01345E, 01346E, 01348E, 01350E & 01353E 20 NOVEMBER 2008 ****************************************** NEED TO JUDICIOUSLY USE THE DIFFERENT OPVS There is no single oral poli...

POST 01341E: POLIO ERADICATION VS CONTROL—THE REAL COSTS FOLLOW-UP ON POST 01339E 25 OCTOBER 2008 ****************************************** There was also myresponse to POST 00931E in which I wrote: QUOTE About the switch from eradication to control, imagine the world asking...

POST 00937E : THINKING THE UNTHINKABLE Follow-up on Posts 00917E, 00923E and 00931E 8 June 2006 __________________________________________________________ This posting contains five contributions to the discussion. The first comes from Patrick Isingoma (mailto:[email protected]...

POST 00923E : THINKING THE UNTHINKABLE Follow-up on Post 00917E 11 May 2006 ________________________________________________________________ This posting contains two contributions in response to that of Anthony Battersby. The first is from Mogens Munck (mailto:[email protected]) f...

POST 00917E : THINKING THE UNTHINKABLE 27 April 2006 ______________________________________________________________ Anthony Battersby (mailto:[email protected]) from the United Kingdom, shares thoughts and opinions on polio eradication. _________________________________________________...

POST 00446E : USE OF VVMs ON ALL VACCINES 15 April 2002 ______________________________________________________________________________ Dr. Jayaprakash of UNICEF/Micronesia contributes the following comments on on VVMs. His questions are partly answered and further information will be sough...

Post00372 MEETING PRESENTATIONS + POLIO KAP? ++ NEWS 7 September 2001 CONTENTS 1. TECHNET 21 PRESENTATIONS 2. KAP STUDIES DONE ON POLIO ERADICATION? 3. MENINGITIS VACCINE PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENTS 4. RE: EXPERIENCE ON MOBILE CLINICS SOUGHT IN YEMEN 5. INTERNATIONAL HEALTH EXCHANGE WEBSITE ...

Post00359 MOBILE CLINICS ? 20 July 2001 CONTENTS 1. EXPERIENCE ON MOBILE CLINICS SOUGHT This is cross posted from e-drug with thanks. Opinion, comments and additions please! * Replies to: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] or use your reply button _______...

Post00278 GAVI GUIDELINES FORMS + VAX INTRO + UPDATES 20 September 2000 CONTENTS 1. REVISED GAVI APPLICATION FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD 2. WHO & ACCELERATED VACCINE INTRODUCTION 3. DOWNLOAD GUIDELINES AND FORMS: ASSESSMENT OF IMMUNIZATION SERVICES 4. GAVI & GFCV INFORMATION UPDATE 8 SEPT...