MAY 10, 2023Greetings!As many of you may know, last week we hosted the AIRA 2023 National Meeting in San Diego, California, May 2-4. It appeared that everyone was antsy to travel again and excited to attend #AIRA2023. This was a record-breaking year, with a total of 545 attendees, beating our previous record by more th...
New Updates to VIEW-hub Vaccine Data Visualization ToolIVAC is pleased to announce exciting new updates to VIEW-hub, an interactive platform that provides data visualization on vaccine use and impact around the world.VIEW-hub users can now access global vaccine data either by vaccine or by country, making it ...
5 May 2023, Vol. 98, No. 18, pp. 185–194 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 185 Interim report on snakebite incidence and case fatality rates in sub-Saharan Africa 5 mai 2023, Vol. 98, No. 18, pp. 185-194 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO 185 Rapport intérimaire sur l’incidence des morsures de serp...
Our Impact in 2022I am happy to share the VillageReach 2022 Annual Impact Report with you today. It’s partnerships – with governments, communities, social innovators, and donors – that allow our solutions to reach many people. Thank you for being part of this journey.This year’s stories highlight what responsive health care l...
The latest polio eradication activities around the world this month in Polio News. ...
We are pleased to announce that the World Health Organization (WHO) / United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) electronic Joint Reporting Form on Immunization (eJRF) has been open for completion since March 1st and covers reporting data for 2022.?Do you want to know what the eJRF tool is and how it works? ?✅?Read our full article, ➡️"WHO/UNICEF have...
An update from the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership ...
28 April 2023, Vol. 98, No. 17, pp. 175–184 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 175 WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme: acute emergencies monthly summary – March 2023 181 Performance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2023 28 avril 2023, Vol. 98, No. 17, pp. 175-1...
This weekly report provides key highlights and operational recommendations based on social listening data from April 20-27 in Africa. https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/2023-04/AIRA%20Infodemic%20Trends%20Report%2020-27%20April%202023.pdf Ce rapport hebdomadaire fournit des informations clés et des recommandations opérationnelles basée...
Focusing on Responsive Primary Health Care in 2023As we plan for our next three-year strategy cycle at VillageReach, I find myself reflecting on where we have been as well as what is to come. Our work with government and partners has seen tremendous growth - since we launched our last strategy in 2019, our solutions have gone from re...
APRIL 26, 2023 Note: As you may know, next week we will be hosting the AIRA 2023 National Meeting. With this, we will be taking a hiatus from publishing the Weekly Update. Don’t fret! We will be back with our regularly scheduled programming May 10.HOT TOPICSAIRA 2023 National Meeting Update The AIRA 2023 National Meetin...
Meeting of the Global polio eradication initiative Surveillance GroupThebiannualmeetingofGlobalPolioEradicationInitiative(GPEl)'s Surveillance Group (SG) was held in Atlanta, GA, USA from 17-19 April 2023.Read more in the latest issue of the bulletinR...
In 2021, a total of 25 million children worldwide missed out on life-saving vaccines. In Africa, the number was estimated to be 7.7 million, representing one-third of all global immunizations given. Make your gift today!Make your gift today! Last year, VillageReach helped increase access to quality health care for 70 million people in...
WORLD IMMUNIZATION WEEK 2023World Immunization Week: The Big Catch-UpWorld Immunization Week: The Urgent Need to Restore and Strengthen Routine Immunization IVAC joins the immunization community during World Immunization Week in calling for renewed focus and urgency toward restoring routine immunization. The ba...
21 April 2023, Vol. 98, No. 16, pp. 167–174 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 167 Update on the outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 in southeastern Africa, 2021–2022 21 avril 2023, Vol. 98, No. 16, pp. 167-174 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO 167 Mise à jour sur la flambée épidémique de poliovirus sauva...
This weekly report provides key highlights and operational recommendations based on social listening data from April 14-20 in Africa. https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/2023-04/AIRA%20Infodemic%20Trends%20Report%2014-20%20April%202023.pdf Ce rapport hebdomadaire fournit des informations clés et des recommandations opérationnelles basée...
APRIL 2023The Refocus on Strengthening Global Routine Immunization: #WorldImmunizationWeekThis World Immunization Week’s theme, “The Big Catch-Up” focuses on making up progress lost since the pandemic to ensure no child misses life-saving vaccines. This year, we'll recommit to both strengthening the foundations of stron...
APRIL 19, 2023 HOT TOPICSHow to build resiliency and prevent burnout | Register today! Join us for the next Discovery Session, How to Build Resiliency and Prevent Burnout While Preparing for the Next Pandemic, on Monday, April 24 at 4 p.m. ET. During this session, Dr. Anne Schuchat will share about the power of story, communit...
Registration is now open for the Immunization Economics 2023 IHEA Pre-Congress on 8-9 July, 2023, in Cape Town, South Africa! The session will bring together early-career to seasoned researchers from academic institutions, NGOs, and multinational organizations to exchange knowledge on the latest research methods and approaches in immunization costi...
From 13 to 18 February 2023, Burkina Faso conducted a Mid-level Management (MLM) course training. The MLM course is a series of 18 modules developed by WHO on different topics on the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) management. The training was facilitated by the WHO/IST West Africa colleagues in charge of Finance sustainability, Routine Im...