In many countries neonatal tetanus is responsible for half of all neonatal deaths due to vaccine-preventable diseases and for almost 14% of al¡ infant deaths. It is estimated that in the 1970s more than 10,000 newborns died annually from neonatal tetanus in the Americas. Neonatal tetanus is prevent...ed by immunization and/or assuring clean delivery and post-delivery practices.
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This guide provides a comprehensive overview of essential information related to immunization, including technical information about vaccines, a review of immunization program management best practices, guidance on the delivery of immunization services, monitoring and evaluation, disease surveillanc...e, and the role of behavior change.
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Practical guide for doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians, medical auxiliaries and logisticians
This position paper on polio vaccines replaces the 2016 WHO position paper, and summarizes recent developments in the field.
Guide pratique à l’usage des médecins, infirmiers, techniciens de laboratoire, auxiliaires de santé et logisticiens
5 April 2022, Addendum. This policy brief confirms WHO guidance and policy on injection safety in the context of the extraordinary increase in global injections resulting from COVID-19 immunization campaigns. It also calls attention to information on specialized syringes for COVID-19 vaccines and br...oad short-term and long-term solutions to address and alleviate supply shortages related to vaccine products with non-standard dose volumes.
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This document provides guidance on interventions to prevent vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks in the context of mass population movement resulting from the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
Supplement to: Guidance on vaccination and prevention of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks for countries hosting refugees from Ukraine, April 2022 update
This document provides: • information on how to obtain vaccination documentation remotely (intended for refugees from Ukraine and intern...ally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine who lack documentation of vaccination status for themselves or their children); • information on the types of vaccination documentation issued in Ukraine, and English translations of standard documents (intended for health care providers in refugee-host countries to facilitate assessment of vaccination status of refugees).
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29 April 2022
What are the new vaccines in the pipeline? What are the challenges to turning vaccines into vaccination ? What timelines can we expect for future vaccines? WHO’s Dr Katherine O’Brien explains in Science in 5.
This guide also draws on the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to apply for measles outbreak response
support from the Measles & Rubella Initiative Outbreak Response Fund (17) and includes a section on
measles outbreak recovery so that contributing factors and potential root causes are identifi...ed and
addressed systematically after a measles outbreak. This guide does not aim to be a comprehensive guide
on measles elimination or routine immunization (RI) more broadly.
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Ce guide donne un aperçu complet des informations essentielles relatives à la vaccination, notamment des informations techniques sur les vaccins, un examen des meilleures pratiques de gestion des programmes de vaccination, des conseils sur la prestation des services de vaccination, le suivi et l'...valuation, la surveillance des maladies et le rôle du changement de comportement.
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Currently, Mauritius and Seychelles have 85 and 82 percent vaccination rates, respectively, surpassing the 70 percent target set by the WHO in 2021. Countries that have attained vaccination rates of between 50 and 70 percent include Liberia
at 67 percent, Rwanda at 66 percent, Morocco at 62 percent..., and Tunisia at 53 percent. Meanwhile, about 25.3 percent of the continent's population is fully vaccinated.
Africa has registered over 12 million COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. The following countries have recorded the highest number of cases: Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, and Tunisia
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This training module is designed to equip health workers (HWs) with
knowledge, skills, confidence and resources to help them in their role to recommend the Human Papillomavirus
(HPV) vaccine.
New data indicates declining confidence in childhood vaccines of up to 44 percentage points in some countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
New UNICEF report shows 67 million children missed out on one or more vaccinations over three years due to service disruption caused by strained health system...s and diversion of scarce resources, conflict and fragility, and decreased confidence.
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Le récit de leur vaccination respective symbolise l’un des plus grands progrès de l’humanité en matière de santé publique : des vaccins pour chaque enfant.
Un centre de santé. Une campagne de vaccination. Un camp pour personnes déplacées à l’intérieur de leur propre pays.
C...e sont dans ces contextes que beaucoup d’enfants, à l’image de Marwan, Hind et Iman, se font vacciner depuis des décennies. Ainsi protégés contre la maladie, ils ont beaucoup plus de chances de s’épanouir, d’apprendre et de vivre en bonne santé.
Comme l’indique cette édition du rapport La Situation des enfants dans le monde, il est essentiel d’agir dès maintenant pour faire en sorte qu’aucun enfant partageant le sort de Marwan, Hind et Iman ne soit plus laissé de côté.
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Las historias de estos tres niños ilustran a la perfección uno de los mayores logros de la humanidad en materia de salud pública: la vacunación para todos los niños y niñas.
Un centro de salud. Una campaña de vacunación. Un campamento para desplazados internos.
Estos son los contexto...s en los que niños y niñas como Marwan, Hind e Iman llevan décadas recibiendo sus vacunas. Y esos niños y niñas, cuando están protegidos contra las enfermedades, tienen muchísimas más posibilidades de poder prosperar, aprender y vivir una vida saludable.
Como descubrirás en este nuevo informe sobre el Estado Mundial de la Infancia, es esencial que tomemos medidas ahora para no dejar atrás a otros niños y niñas como Marwan, Hind e Iman.
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