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 …

This three-page document provides the 61st World Health Assembly's resolution on the Global Immunization Strategy, including guideance for World Health Organization (WHO) Member States and requests of the WHO Director-General.

The Advanced Immunization Management (AIM) e-Learning tool is designed to provide comprehensive information to support immunization program managers at all stages of country-level decision-making. This module will help senior policymakers …

The Advanced Immunization Management e-Learning tool is designed to provide comprehensive information to support immunization program managers at all stages of country-level decision-making. This module is designed to teach senior immunization …

Developed by PATH and Stanford University, the Advanced Immunization Management (AIM) e-Learning tool is designed to provide comprehensive information to support immunization program managers at all stages of country-level decision-making. The …

This fact sheet highlights PATH's work to advance development of new vaccines against seasonal and pandemic influenza.

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.

Provided in both English and French, this website offers general and technical information on vaccines provided in Canada, as well as guidance on vaccine safety and general information on immunization.

This evidence-based, 16-page paper documents the many benefits of fully immunizing children, including health and financial benefits.

Information for parents and health care workers about diseases and vaccines, extensive questions and answers, and charts comparing disease risk versus vaccine risk.

These checklists and guides cover communication and mobilization aspects of routine immunization and disease surveillance, in addition to supplemental immunization for polio eradication.

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 …

This report from the WHO's Weekly Epidemiologic Record summarizes a meeting convened by PATH, WHO, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the economic burden of rotavirus disease and cost-effectiveness of vaccines. The …

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.

This 30-page manual for program managers helps guide decision-making related to safe syringe disposal at the district level. A range of disposal methods and issues are covered, including practical advice on incineration (with details on two small …

This article, published in the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Weekly Epidemiological Record, provides the WHO recommendation for detecting and responding to meningococcal meningitis epidemics in highly-endemic countries in Africa. In each …

This paper outlines the role of developing country vaccine manufacturers in global efforts to increase access to vaccines.

This 57-page manual describes how to detect and confirm suspected cases of yellow fever and how to respond to an outbreak of yellow fever and prevent additional cases from occurring.

From the Weekly Epidemiological Record, this report is from an international consultative meeting on ETEC to examine the most recent epidemiological data from the field, identify gaps in the laboratory methods for strain …

This article, published in the Weekly Epidemiological Record, discusses the outcome of a meeting of global, regional, and country-level rotavirus experts and immunization opinion leaders who gathered to provide guidance on evaluating and …

These fact sheets provide information about vaccination for families and communities.

On behalf of Partnerships for Health Reform, this immunization financing tool is intended for in-depth, systematic evaluations of the costs and financing of immunization programs. The tool offers a checklist and tables that guide the user through …

This article, published in the journal Vaccine, summarizes an international conference held in Niamey, Niger, that brought together more than 100 delegates to assess the current meningitis situation in Africa, including a review of the most recent …

This guide is intended for use in epidemiological surveillance activities aimed at collecting data on rotavirus disease burden.

This excellent, 112-page manual is a training curriculum for health care workers who provide injections. It includes information on the health impact of unsafe injections, selecting safe and effective vaccines, reconsituting vaccines safely, reading …