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- 10 Tips for Successful Malaria Vaccine Advocacy
Slow decision-making by policymakers can contribute to a substantial lag between the availability of lifesaving interventions, such as vaccines, and developing countries’ access to them. This booklet presents a set of advocacy tips, success …
Author: PATH
Publication date: 2012
- 2013 Rota Roundup
2013 was a remarkable year for rotavirus vaccines, the best tool to prevent severe rotavirus disease and the deadly, dehydrating diarrhea that it causes. This infographic depicts various rotavirus vaccine highlights from the year, including the …
Author: PATH
Publication date: 2014
- 23-valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine - WHO Position Paper
This report, published in the Weekly Epidemiological Record, provides essential background information on pneumococcal disease and gives the current World Health Organization position concerning the use of the 23-valent pneumococcal …
Author: World Health Organization
Publication date: 2008
- Accelerating Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine Introduction
This fact sheet describes the work and approach of the Typhoid Vaccine Acceleration Consortium (TyVAC), a partnership between the Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Maryland, the Oxford Vaccine Group at Oxford University, and PATH. …
Author: Typhoid Vaccine Acceleration Consortium
Publication date: 2017
- Advocacy for Immunization
This manual provides information on how to generate and maintain support for vaccination programs, including how to create messages and materials, engage policymakers, and work with the media.
Author: PATH and the GAVI Alliance
Publication date: 2001
- Africa Routine Immunization System Essentials Project: Technical Resources
The three-year Africa Routine Immunization System Essentials (ARISE) project, which ended in November 2012, worked to build the evidence base on what drives improvements in routine immunization in Africa. Findings from the project's work complement …
Author: JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.
Publication date: 2012
- Albania Pilots an Immunization Information System
The Albanian Ministry of Health, in collaboration with project Optimize, developed a registry-based immunization information system. This fact sheet illustrates how the data the new system produces has been used to improve the management of the …
Author: PATH, World Health Organization
Publication date: 2012
- Assessing the Total Cost of Ownership for Cold Chain Equipment
Total cost of ownership refers to all costs associated with owning and operating a unit of equipment over its life expectancy. This tool is designed to assist decision-makers in evaluating available cold chain equipment options from a cost …
Author: PATH
Publication date: 2016
- Building Next-Generation Vaccine Supply Systems: Supply Chain Modeling and Optimization
This fact sheet describes how Project Optimize—a collaboration between the World Health Organization and PATH—and their partners are working with countries to model the impact of changes to vaccine logistics and supply systems on vaccine …
Author: PATH, World Health Organization
Publication date: 2012
- Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment in Low-Resource Settings: Practical Experience From PATH
From 2006 to 2011, PATH conducted human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination demonstration projects in India, Peru, Uganda, and Vietnam to provide evidence for decision-making about public-sector introduction of HPV vaccines. This report examines the …
Author: PATH
Publication date: 2013
- Childhood Immunization: What You Need to Know
Information for parents and health care workers about diseases and vaccines, extensive questions and answers, and charts comparing disease risk versus vaccine risk.
Author: PATH
Publication date: 2004
- Clones of Neisseria meningitidis Strains in Mali
This article, published in Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses, provides an overview of a cross-sectional, descriptive study to identify strains of Neisseria meningitidis isolated from 2005 to 2007 in Mali. Neisseria meningitidis appeared in 144 of …
Author: Guindo I, Coulibaly A, Dao S, et al.
Publication date: 2010
- Coalition Building: A Cornerstone of National Advocacy, Policymaking and Effective Cervical Cancer Prevention Programs
This issue brief is written for civil society leaders seeking to expand access to cervical cancer prevention and control resources in their communities. These resources include HPV vaccines for young adolescents and established and new screening and …
Author: Cervical Cancer Action
- Common Requirements for Logistics Management Information Systems
This document focuses on a method for producing descriptions, models, and figures that accurately represent the views and needs of global health professionals. The document can be used by global health practitioners to inform software development …
Author: PATH
Publication date: 2010
- Communication for Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization: Checklists and Easy Reference Guides
This document provides a collection of checklists that serve as a quick-reference communications and social mobilization guide on aspects of routine immunization and disease surveillance, in addition to supplementary immunization for polio …
Author: World Health Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, US Agency for International Development
Publication date: 2002
- Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control: A Healthier Future for Girls and Women
This World Health Organization Guidance Note advocates for a comprehensive approach to cervical cancer prevention and control and is aimed at senior policy makers and programme managers. It describes the need to deliver effective interventions …
Author: World Health Organization
Publication date: 2013
- Considerations Regarding Consent in Vaccinating Children and Adolescents Between 6 and 17 Years Old
Around the world, national immunization programs are increasingly including vaccines that target age groups beyond infancy and early childhood. This document is aimed at program managers who are planning to introduce vaccines for older children and …
Author: World Health Organization
Publication date: 2014
- Control of Epidemic Meningococcal Disease. WHO Practical Guidelines. 2nd Edition
These guidelines, designed for physicians, laboratory workers, and health care administrators, provide comprehensive information on epidemiology and standard techniques for diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control of meningococcal disease …
Author: World Health Organization
Publication date: 1998
- Cool Innovations for Vaccine Transportation and Storage
Keeping heat-sensitive vaccines and other drugs at the right temperature is crucial yet often difficult in areas with limited or no electrical power. This fact sheet describes a response to this challenge, where a group of public- and private-sector …
Author: PATH, World Health Organization
Publication date: 2012
- The Cost of Immunization Programs in the Next 10 Years
This paper summarizes the results of a WHO/UNICEF study on the potential impact of immunization over the next decade and the financing required for immunization activities in the 72 poorest countries of the world.
Author: World Health Organization
Publication date: 2006