SAGE meeting of 27- 29 October 2009
Background documents
Report from IVB director
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Meeting of the immunization Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE), April 2009 – conclusions and recommendations
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Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization – report of the extraordinary meeting on the influenza A (H1N1) 2009 pandemic, 7 July 2009
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Updated tracking record of recommendations and action points
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Priorities, major policy and implementation issues: reports from AMRO, EURO and WPRO
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AMRO: Technical Advisory Group on Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 24-26 August 2009, Costa Rica, final report
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EURO: Tenth meeting of the European Technical Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (ETAGE), Copenhagen, 29-30, September 2009. Conclusions and recommendations
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EURO: Ninth meeting of the European Technical Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (ETAGE), Copenhagen, 25-26 March 2009
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EURO: Workshop on Improving Implementation and Reporting of GAVI Support Programmes in Eligible Countries, 28-29 April 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark
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EURO: Preparing for the Introduction of HPV Vaccine in the WHO European Region, Strategy paper
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EURO: Progress Toward Measles Elimination — European Region, 2005–2008, MMWR
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EURO: Meeting on New Vaccine Introduction within the Context of Immunization System Strengthening, 25-27 November 2008, Ankara, Turkey
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EURO: Final report on the post introduction evaluation of the Hib-containing vaccine (monovalent ands tetravalent) in Ukraine
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WPRO: Seventeenth meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on Immunization and Vaccine preventable diseases in the Western Pacific region, Surveillance Workshop, Manila, Philippines, 7–9 July 2008
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WPRO: Seventeenth meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on Immunization and Vaccine preventable diseases in the Western Pacific region, Laboratory Workshop, Manila, Philippines, 7-9 July 2008
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WPRO: Seventeenth meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on Immunization and Vaccine preventable diseases in the Western Pacific region, Advisory Sessions, Manila, Philippines, 10-11 July 2008
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WPRO: International Expert Meeting on Hepatitis B control in the Western Pacific region, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 24-25 November 2008
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Measles
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Towards the elimination of measles in the Africa region by 2020
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Final Draft of the Report of the Regional Measles Consultation, 25-27 August 2009, SEARO, New Delhi
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Summary of the 14th meeting of the International Task Force for Disease Eradication (II), June 4, 2009
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Report from GAVI Alliance secretariat
Reports from other advisory committees in immunization
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Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, report of meeting held 17–18 June 2009
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Report of the Eighth Meeting of the (IVR) Vaccine Advisory Committee (IVAC), 20-21 May 2009, Geneva, Switzerland
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Developing an evidence based approach to design immunization schedules
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Optimization of vaccination schedules in low and middle income countries, Summary
pdf, 153kb - Optimising the use of conjugate vaccines to prevent disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b, Neisseria meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae
Cholera
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Draft background paper on the Integration of Oral Cholera Vaccines into Global Cholera Control Programmes, October 2009
pdf, 3.09Mb - Effectiveness of Mass Oral Cholera Vaccination in Beira, Mozambique, NEJM, 24 February 2005
- Feasibility of a mass vaccination campaign using a two-dose oral cholera vaccine in an urban cholera-endemic setting in Mozambique, Vaccine, 2006
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Oral Cholera Vaccine Use in complex emergencies: What next? Report, WHO meeting,14–16 December 2005, Cairo, Egypt
pdf, 2.08Mb - Cholera in disasters: do vaccines prompt new hope? Expert review, Vaccines, 2008
- WHO position paper on cholera vaccines, WER, 20 April 2001, No. 16, 2001, 76, 117–124
- Efficacy and safety of a modified killed-whole-cell oral cholera vaccine in India. D. Sur et al. the Lancet, published online October 9, 2009
- An affordable cholera vaccine: an important step forward. Lancet Published online October 9, 2009
Malaria
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RTS,S/AS01 Candidate Malaria vaccine Summary for the SAGE meeting, October 2009
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WHO IVR/Global Malaria Programme Joint Technical Expert Group (JTEG) on Malaria Vaccines Entering Pivotal Phase 3 Trials & Beyond
pdf, 36kb - Efficacy of the RTS,S/AS01E vaccine against clinical episodes of falciparum malaria in 5 to 17 month old children in Kenya and Tanzania. N Engl J Med. 2008 2008.Bejon P, Lusingu J, Olutu A.
- Safety and Immunogenicity of RTS,S/AS02D Malaria Vaccine in Infants. N Engl J Med. 2008. Abdulla S, Oberholzer R, Juma O, Kubhoja S
- Duration of protection with RTS,S/AS02A malaria vaccine in prevention of Plasmodium falciparum disease in Mozambican children: single-blind extended follow-up of a randomised controlled trial
- Long-term safety and efficacy of the RTS,S/AS02A malaria vaccine in Mozambican children. J Infect Dis. 2009 Aug 1;200(3):329-36.Sacarlal J, Aide P, Aponte JJ, Renom M, Leach A, Mandomando I, et al.
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Measurement of malaria vaccine efficacy in phase III trials: Report of a WHO consultation
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MALVAC 2008: Moorthy VS, Reed Z, Smith PG. Measures of efficacy of malaria vaccines in phase 2b and phase 3 trials-Scientific, regulatory and public health perspectives
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Intermittent malaria treatment
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WHO Global Malaria Programme (GMP). Report of the Technical Consultation on Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Infants (IPTi), Technical Expert Group (TEG) on Preventive Chemotherapy, 23-24 April 2009
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Final Report of WHO Advisory Committee on serological responses to Expanded Programme on Immunization vaccines in infants receiving Intermittent Preventive Treatment for malaria (IPTi), (October 1, 2009)
pdf, 1.19Mb - Aponte, J., Schellenberg, D., et. al. Efficacy and safety of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria in African infants: a pooled analysis of six randomised, placebo-controlled trials. Lancet, September 16, 2009
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Briefing document IPTi Consortium - Lancet Publication - Key Messages and Q&A
pdf, 69kb - Manzi, Fatuma, Schellenberg, Joanna, Hamis, Y., et al. Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria and anaemia control in Tanzanian infants; the development and implementation of a public health strategy. Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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Hutton Guy, Schellenberg, David, Tediosi Fabrizio, et al. Cost-effectiveness of malaria intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) in Mozambique and the United Republic of Tanzania. Bull World Health Organ 2009;87:123–129
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Manzi Fatuma, Hutton Guy, Schellenberg Joanna, et al. From strategy development to routine implementation: the cost of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Infants for malaria control. BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:165
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Institute of Medicine. Assessment of the Role of Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria in Infants: Letter Report. 2008. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press
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UNICEF Operational Research on Intermittent Preventive Treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) - Acceptability Report. New York, September, 2009
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Institute of Medicine. Assessment of the Role of Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria in Infants: Letter Report. 2008. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press
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H1N1
Epidemiology of unvaccinated infants
- Timing of children’s vaccinations in 45 low-income and middle-income countries: an analysis of survey data
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Too little but not too late: Results of a literature review to improve routine immunization programs in developing countries
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The fallacy of coverage: uncovering disparities to improve immunization rates through evidence (S Mhatre et al)
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CIII2 Initiative – BMC Journal Supplement Consolidated Abstracts, July 2009
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Reaching every district (RED) approach to strengthen routine immunization services: evaluation in the African region, 2005 (T Ryman et al)
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Country Facts Sheets & Global Matrix (CDC)
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Epidemiology of the Unimmunized Child - write-up from Immunization Basics
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Predictors of coverage by country - STI
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Microplanning for Immunization Service Delivery Using the Reaching Every District (RED) Strategy (l)
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Polio
- Polio evaluation reports
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Resurgence of wild poliovirus types 1 and 3 in 15 African countries, January 2008–March 2009, WER, 17 APRIL 2009, No. 16, 2009, 84, 133–140
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Advisory Committee on Poliomyelitis Eradication: recommendations on the use of bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine types 1 and 3, WER, 17July 2009, No. 29, 2009, 84, 289–300
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Note for the Record, Second Meeting of the SAGE Working Group on IPV, World Health Organization, Geneva, June 3-4, 2009
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Pertussis
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SAGE Working Group on Pertussis, Draft report from the 2-3 September 2009 meeting
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WER, 28 January 2005, Pertussis vaccines - WHO position paper, No. 4, 2005, 80, 29–40
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The immunological basis for immunization series Module 4: Pertussis, Update 2009, von Konig
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Rapid review of evidence about the optimal primary vaccination schedule for pertussis Draft Report, Nicola Low
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