gin 11 november 2014

News In this issue News UNICEF supports immunization and nutrition catch up effort in Guinea Immunization App Enters Innovation Competition in Chile HIB vaccine is now in the Nat. Immun- ization Progr. of all EMR countries BMGF supports the LOGIVAC Project for professionalizing Health Logistics in Sub-Saharan Africa National MR campaign conducted in Yemen Countries in the EMRO Region prepare for the intro of IPV in the routine immunization schedule Honduras expands the use of the web based Vaccine wVSSM to other non- vaccine products PAHO’s Dr Cuauhtémoc Ruiz -Matus Awarded for Achievements in Health Global updates on Objective 2 of the Polio Eradication and Endgame Strate- gic Plan 2013-2018 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 Consultant positions 7 Upcoming meeting 7 Meetings / workshops Using information and communication technology to improve imm. progr. EURO RVC for the Elimination of MR National conference on rotavirus vaccine introduction in Tajikistan International Evaluation of Peru’s Na- tional Immunization Strategy PAHO/WHO Regional Polio Meeting 8 9 10 10 11 Resources 11- 12 Calendar 13- 14 Links 15 The SAGE Decade of Vaccines (DoV) Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) Assessment Report 2014 The SAGE Decade of Vaccines (DoV) Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) Assessment Report 2014 is now available online. This report can be accessed in English, French, Russian and Spanish lan- guages from the GVAP web page unde r “SAGE asses sme nt re- ports”. The GVAP was endorsed by the World Health Assembly in May 2012 to achieve the “Decade of Vaccines” vision of universal access to immunization. As requested by Member States, the WHO Strat egic Group of Experts (SAGE) presents, in this report, an objective assessment of progress on implementation of the GVAP. At the October 2014 meeting, SAGE noted that there have been positive achievements in introducing new vaccines, and in numerous countries in areas such as establishing and strengthening of National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups. However, five of the six goals set by GVAP with deadlines at the end of 2014 or 2015 still require substantial progress to help bring the goals on track to meet their targets. The assessment report has made 18 recommendations to address five priority problems: 1. Weak GVAP implementation, 2. Poor data quality and use 3. Vaccine affordability and supply 4. Failures of basic integration 5. Situations disrupting immunization. This should allow all stakeholders to prioritize specific areas of focus in coming years. For further information on the Decade of Vaccines and the Global Vaccine Action Plan please see the GVAP webpage or email the DoV Secretariat. Global Immunization News (GIN) November 2014 SUBSCRIBE NOW Send an email to [email protected] with the following text in the body of the email: subscribe GLOBALIMMUNIZATIONNEWS VIEW PREVIOUS EDITIONS For previous editions of the GIN, visit the GIN archive on the WHO website: www.who.int/immunization/gin Graphic from the 2014 Assessment Report of the GVAP. You can click on the article you are interested in and access it directly!

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