Highlights archive

22 April 2013

• News releases on Immunization Week around the world

22 April 2013

• Vaccination feature stories marking World Immunization Week 2013

18 April 2013

• Vaccination myths and facts

16 April 2013

• New fact sheet on immunization coverage

27 March 2013

• Strengthening national regulatory authorities for vaccines

21 March 2013

• New Global Vaccine Action Plan website now online

4 March 2013

• World Immunization Week 2013

20 March 2013

• Download immunization summary application for iPad/iPhones

12 March 2013

• Request for proposal: Systematic review of missed opportunities for vaccination
  Application deadline: 15 April 2013

28 February 2013

• 2012 Immunization highlights

22 February 2013

• Prequalification of Poliomyelitis Vaccine (Oral) Bivalent Types 1 and 3 in 20-dose

22 February 2013

• Global Health in 2012 photo story
• Happy New Year from WHO

8 February 2013

• Corrigendum: Progress in global control and regional elimination of measles, 2000–2011

17 December 2012

• WHO’s role in global partnerships to protect more people with lifesaving vaccines

12 December 2012

• Call for nomination to serve on Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (IPAC)

29 November 2012

• Register for TechNet21 taking place in Dakar
  Senegal from 5-7 Feb 2013

12 November 2012

• World Pneumonia Day

9 November 2012

• New results from malaria vaccine trial

9 October 2012

• Pakistan is first South Asian country to launch vaccine against childhood pneumonia

8 October 2012

• The Decade of Vaccines Collaboration commits to improving the health and lives of women and children

1 October 2012

• Launch of the GVSI website

27 September 2012

• WHO vaccine reaction rates information sheets

14 September 2012

• Bold new artworks to help end measles

13 September 2012

• 86% decline in measles cases brings Western Pacific Region closer than ever to measles elimination

11 September 2012

• Status of dengue vaccine development

15 August 2012

• WHO fact sheet on pneumonia

25 July 2012

• Nominations for Programmatic Suitability for Prequalification (PSPQ) Standing Committee
  Deadline for applications: 10 September 2012

1 June 2012

• Health advice for travellers to 2012 UEFA football championship

28 May 2012

• List of WHO contracted laboratories for vaccine prequalification now online

25 May 2012

• World Health Assembly Endorses New Plan to Increase Global Access to Vaccines

25 May 2012

• SAGE report of the April 2012 meeting published
  pdf, 1.11Mb

25 May 2012

• The Measles & Rubella Initiative Welcomes World Health Assembly Commitment to Measles and Rubella Elimination Goals

21 May 2012

• WHO’s work in ensuring healthy people at all stages of life

18 May 2012

DTwP-HepB-Hib (fully liquid) added to the list of prequalified vaccines. Produced by Biological E. Ltd, India.

• 10 dose

7 May 2012

• PATH–WHO partnership honored with Vaccine Industry Excellence Award

21-28 April 2012

• World Immunization Week 2012

20 April 2012

• SAGE request for nominations

6 April 2012

• WHO position paper on pneumococcal vaccines
  pdf, 1.04Mb

2 April 2012

• Lifting of suspension of supply of vaccines Manufactured by BB-NCIPD, Bulgaria and distributed by Intervax

27 March 2012

• Immunization highlights 2011

23 March 2012

• Meningococcal Disease: situation in the African Meningitis Belt

16 March 2012

• Grants for innovative approaches to optimize immunization systems
  pdf, 230kb

14 March 2012

• Call for nominations to serve on SAGE Working Group on varicella zoster vaccines
  pdf, 104kb

13 March 2012

• Global Immunization Vision and Strategy: a mid-term analysis of progress in 50 countries

27 February 2012

• Panacea OPV delisted from WHO's prequalified vaccines list

1 February 2012

• Optimize newsletter January 2012
  pdf, 1.01Mb

10 January 2012

• India records one year without polio cases
• Measles Initiative congratulates India on 1-Year polio-free achievement
• Outsourcing the vaccine supply chain and logistics system to the private sector
  pdf, 1.78Mb