IVAC Webinar | July 2023COVID-19 Vaccine Policy in a Changing World: Contributions of Vaccine Effectiveness StudiesWhen: July 11 from 9:00pm - 10:30pm EDT Description: Vaccine policy has evolved throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in response to research and data collected about how vaccines perform in the real world –...
The latest polio eradication activities around the world this month in Polio News. ...
A final update from the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership ...
30 June 2023, Vol. 98, No. 26, pp. 279–286 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 279 Index of countries/areas 279 Index, Volume 98, 2023, Nos. 1–26 281 WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme: acute emergencies monthly summary – May 202330 juin 2023, Vol. 98, No. 26, pp. 279-286 Maintenant en ligne DANS C...
Regaining High Vaccination Coverage in Brazil and throughout the Americas Efforts to increase vaccination coverage in Brazil. © Gustavo Furtado, PAHO/WHO In 2019, the WHO identified low vaccination coverage as one of the world’s top 10 public health challenges. Seeking to develop and support initiatives to reverse the low vaccination coverage in th...
JUNE 28, 2023 Red, white, and (don’t be) blue; AIRA’s office is closed on Tuesday In honor of Independence Day, AIRA’s office will be closed on Tuesday, July 4. We would like to express our gratitude to the men and women who have dedicated their lives to preserving our freedom. Our hope is that everyone is able to take some time to re...
VACCINE ACCESS DIGEST | JUNE 2023NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS (left to right) Emily Miller, Alex Michel, Marley Jurgensmeyer, Prachi Singh, and Rupali Limaye IVAC @ VARN2023 Several IVAC faculty members recently participated in the Sabin Vaccine Institute’s annual Vaccination Acceptance Research Network (VARN) 2...
Dear all,I hope you are all planning holidays (summer or winter ones!). Below are the latest recommendations from NITAGs sharing or publishing their recommendations. Feel free to reach out to me if you would like to add your NITAG work in the next updates.COVID-19: On June 9, 2023, the Public Health Agency of Canada released interim...
Consistency and reliability in maintaining the cold chain are crucial for the safe storage of vaccines and medicines worldwide. To address this need, Solar Direct Drive (SDD) solutions have emerged as a promising approach. These solutions involve connecting vaccine refrigerators and freezers directly to solar panels, eliminating the need for batter...
This weekly report provides key highlights and operational recommendations based on social listening data from June 13-19 in Africa. https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/2023-06/AIRA%20Infodemic%20Trends%20Report%2013-19%20June%202023.pdf Ce rapport hebdomadaire fournit des informations clés et des recommandations opérationnelles basées ...
Participants:Twenty-eight participants representing the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Ministries of Health (MoH) and a Freelance consultantPurpose:The workshop objectives were to brief participants on the Immunization Agenda 2030, Gavi 5.0/5.1 global immuniz...
Participants: Twenty-two EPI managers and NITAG chairs from 11 countries (Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and United Arab Emirates) attended, while other Agencies represented included CDC, Jordan CDC, EMPHENET, UNICEF-MENARO and WHO Headquarters. Purpose: The workshop objectives were to: support cou...
The Guatemalan Ministry of Health (MOH), with support from the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), developed the"Salud Sobre Ruedas" (SSR) strategy of mobile brigades in 189 rural communities in Alta Verapaz (See: https://bit.ly/42JDDmQ). These communities were selected for their limited access and va...
Tchirozérine Health District, with its high demographic density, influences the results of all health services in the Agadez Region.In terms of routine immunization in 2023, the district concentrates more than a quarter of the 28,927 region’s target children, distributed as follows: Aderbissanat (2088), Agadez Commune (6991), Arlit (6211), B...
The Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) was introduced under the Universal Immunization Program (UIP) in Gujarat in October 2021. In July 2022, as per the Health Management Information System (HMIS) portal, the administrative coverage for PCV-1 (1st Dose) was only 56% even after 9 months of introduction.In response, the state health depart...
No images? Click here23 June 2023, Vol. 98, No. 25, pp. 269–278 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 269 Progress towards rubella elimination – WHO South-East Asia Region, 2013–202123 juin 2023, Vol. 98, No. 25, pp. 269-278 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO 269 Progrès réalisés en vue de l’élimin...
!-- !-- No images? Click hereGlobal leaders commit to ending polio once and for allConvening at the 72nd World Health Assembly in May 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland, Ministers of Health from around the globe evaluated the unique epidemiological opportunity which currently exists, in particular in eradicating all remaining chains of end...
What does it take to launch and sustain a community of practice initiative? This book helps guide individuals, teams, and organizations through the process. It is for organizational leaders to create a conducive environment, community leaders launching and sustaining their communities, people in various roles to facilitate meetings, activities, and...
Overview This policy paper outlines the features of existing traceability systems and provides guidance on developing workable traceability regulation. In the light of the widely varying needs, capacity, and resources of Member States, the risk mitigation and sustainability strategies embedded in implementation efforts will vary. Given the range of...
JUNE 21, 2023 TAKE ACTIONDon't forget to register for the June Discovery Session on IIS and Health Equity Join us for the next AIRA Discovery Session on Monday, June 26 at 4 p.m. ET to hear about how jurisdictions are using IIS data to address health equity. The webinar will feature two presentations from IIS jurisdictions, in...