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Subject: Vaccines and immunization
- Recent Evidence on Cervical Cancer Screening in Low-Resource Settings
This Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention fact sheet summarizes evidence published since 2009 on cervical cancer screening approaches for low-resource settings.
Publication date: May 2011
Region: Global
- Reducing the Need for Parallel Supply Chains
Project Optimize, a collaboration between the World Health Organization and PATH, aims to provide national immunization programs with recommendations to build integrated health supply systems, including strategic linkages with the parastatal and private sector. Ultimately, integration will allow public health programs to reduce uncertainties and risks, achieve economies of scale, shorten delivery lead times, improve procurement, provide better incentives for health workers, and improve quality of service to clients.
Publication date: July 2012
Region: Global
- Results From a Survey of Immunization Stakeholders in Vietnam Regarding the Presentation, Packaging, and Distribution of Human Papillomavirus Vaccines
The purpose of this project Optimize survey was to obtain input from stakeholders within the Expanded Programme on Immunization in Vietnam about issues and perceptions related to the storage, distribution, and delivery of the current and potential options for human papillomavirus vaccine presentation and packaging.
Publication date: December 2009
Region: Asia
- A Review of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Management Business Improvement Project
In this document, project Optimize reviews the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Vaccine Management Business Improvement Project, which represents an end-to-end reengineering of the US public-sector vaccine supply chain—from vaccine budgeting through storage and distribution. The CDC’s overarching goal was to ensure that vaccine was flowing to the right places at the right time.
Author: Wasserman N
Publication date: November 2010
Region: Global
- RHO Cervical Cancer Website
RHO Cervical Cancer is an online resource for health program managers and decision-makers seeking to prevent cervical cancer in low-resource settings. The site contains information about human papillomavirus and cervical cancer, cervical cancer screening and treatment, and the role of vaccination in cervical cancer prevention.
Publication date: 2013
Region: Global
Part of series: Websites
- The Road to Safe and Effective Vaccines: Clinical Trials and Their Role in Providing Lifesaving Vaccines
This fact sheet highlights the development of new vaccines through clinical trials and their role in providing safe and effective vaccines.
Publication date: January 2012
Region: Global
- RotaFlash
RotaFlash is an e-news alert that provides breaking scientific news and updates on progress made by PATH and partners toward increasing global access to vaccines against rotavirus, the leading cause of severe and fatal diarrhea in young children worldwide. PATH distributes RotaFlash as part of our work to help expand access to rotavirus vaccines around the world by increasing understanding of the public health burden of rotavirus disease and the effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines to prevent childhood deaths and hospitalizations. Sign up for RotaFlash.
Publication date: 2013
Region: Global
Part of series: E-newsletters
- Rotavirus Disease and Vaccines in Africa
This fact sheet provides an overview of rotavirus disease and vaccines in Africa. It includes information about the tremendous burden of rotavirus diarrhea in African children, rotavirus diarrhea treatment and prevention strategies, and the effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines. It also lists countries that have introduced rotavirus vaccines into their national immunization programs.
Publication date: October 2012
Region: Africa
Part of series: Rotavirus disease and vaccines fact sheets
- Rotavirus Disease and Vaccines in Asia
This fact sheet provides an overview of rotavirus disease and vaccines in Asia. It includes information about the tremendous burden of rotavirus diarrhea in Asian children, rotavirus diarrhea treatment and prevention strategies, and the effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines. It also lists countries that have introduced rotavirus vaccines into their national immunization programs.
Publication date: October 2012
Region: Asia
Part of series: Rotavirus disease and vaccines fact sheets
- Rotavirus Disease and Vaccines in Ghana
This fact sheet provides an overview of rotavirus disease and vaccines in Ghana. It includes information about the tremendous burden of rotavirus diarrhea in Ghanaian children, rotavirus diarrhea treatment and prevention strategies, and the effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines. It also lists countries that have introduced rotavirus vaccines into their national immunization programs.
Publication date: January 2013
Region: Africa
Part of series: Rotavirus disease and vaccines fact sheets
- Rotavirus Disease and Vaccines in Haiti
This fact sheet provides an overview of rotavirus disease and vaccines in Haiti. It includes information about the tremendous burden of rotavirus diarrhea in Haitian children, rotavirus diarrhea treatment and prevention strategies, and the effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines. It also lists countries that have introduced rotavirus vaccines into their national immunization programs.
Publication date: April 2013
Region: Latin America
Part of series: Rotavirus disease and vaccines fact sheets
- Rotavirus Disease and Vaccines in Malawi
This fact sheet provides an overview of rotavirus disease and vaccines in Malawi. It includes information about the tremendous burden of rotavirus diarrhea in Malawian children, rotavirus diarrhea treatment and prevention strategies, and the effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines. It also lists countries that have introduced rotavirus vaccines into their national immunization programs.
Publication date: October 2012
Region: Africa
Part of series: Rotavirus disease and vaccines fact sheets
- Rotavirus Disease and Vaccines in Tanzania
This fact sheet provides an overview of rotavirus disease and vaccines in Tanzania. It includes information about the tremendous burden of rotavirus diarrhea in Tanzanian children, rotavirus diarrhea treatment and prevention strategies, and the effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines. It also lists countries that have introduced rotavirus vaccines into their national immunization programs.
Publication date: November 2012
Region: Africa
Part of series: Rotavirus disease and vaccines fact sheets
- Rotavirus Questions and Answers
Publication date: 2006
Region: Global
- Rotavirus Vaccine Solutions
This fact sheet provides a technical perspective of PATH's work on rotavirus vaccines for children in the developing world. It includes an overview of PATH's efforts to increase access to and effectiveness of existing rotavirus vaccines, as well as an in-depth review of its vaccine development portfolio and research activities to support the development of effective and affordable new rotavirus vaccines.
Publication date: July 2011
Region: Global
Part of series: Diarrheal disease fact sheets
- Rotavirus Vaccines
This fact sheet aims to raise awareness about two new vaccines against rotavirus, a major cause of diarrheal disease. One in a set of introductory resources, it provides stakeholders and policymakers in the world’s poorest countries with crucial information on new tools to fight diarrheal disease.
Publication date: January 2008
Region: Global
Part of series: Diarrheal disease fact sheets
- SA 14-14-2 Japanese Encephalitis (JE) Vaccine
This fact sheet provides important information on the SA 14-14-2 JE vaccine manufactured by the Chengdu Institute of Biological Products. Topics include vaccine presentation, dosage, safety, and history of use.
Author: Hills S
Publication date: 2007
Region: Asia
- Saving Lives With Multipurpose Prevention Technologies: Turning Ideas Into Solutions for Sexual and Reproductive Health
This publication describes the public health potential of multipurpose prevention technologies -- that is, technologies that prevent unintended pregnancy; sexually transmitted infections, including HIV; and/or other reproductive tract infections. While a few such technologies exist, greater collaboration and resources are needed to accelerate research and development efforts and bring new technologies into widespread use.
Author: Holt BY, Kilbourne-Brook M, Cohen J, Burns M
Publication date: May 2010
Region: Global
- Senegal: Changing the Face of Immunization in West Africa - Practical Solutions Transform Vaccine Delivery and Injection Safety
Publication date: 2004
Region: Africa
- Senegal: Integrating and Streamlining Health Supply Chains
This document describes how project Optimize is collaborating with the Senegalese Ministry of Health to demonstrate innovations in the supply chain that can help to increase efficiency and improve performance, preparing the country for the introduction of new vaccines in the future.
Publication date: August 2012
Region: Global

