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The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative

This fact sheet gives an overview of the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI), a vaccine development program of PATH. Established in 1999, MVI works to accelerate the development of malaria vaccines and to ensure their availability and …

Author: PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative

Published: 2012

PATH's Japanese Encephalitis Project

This fact sheet provides an overview of PATH's work on Japanese encephalitis, including information on the project team and its partners.

Author: PATH

Published: 2007

Paving the Way for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prevention: Vaccine Development Against a Widespread Cause of Respiratory Illness in Infants and Young Children

This fact sheet highlights PATH's work to develop a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) with the potential to help control RSV in the developing world through prevention.

Author: PATH

Published: 2012

Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPSV): CDC Answers Your Questions

This fact sheet provides information for healthcare professionals on the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, including vaccination recommendations from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Author: Immunization Action Coaltion

Published: 2011

Pneumonia

This fact sheet provides an overview of the causes, means of transmission, symptoms, risk factors, treatment, prevention, and economic costs of pneumonia. Also outlined is the World Health Organization's action plan to prevent and treat pneumonia, …

Author: World Health Organization

Published: 2012

Point of Service Data to Drive Vaccine Supply Chains

This fact sheet outlines the different approaches that Project Optimize is testing to demonstrate that a consumption‐based system that uses service-delivery-level data can have a beneficial impact on inventory management, stock levels, and …

Author: PATH, World Health Organization

Published: 2011

Poliomyelitis

This fact sheet about poliomyelitis provides information about the disease and an overview of the work of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to eradicate it.

Author: World Health Organization

Protecting Aluminum-Adjuvanted Vaccines From Freeze Damage

This fact sheet describes how PATH developed a low-cost and straightforward technology for protecting aluminum-adjuvanted liquid vaccines from the irreversible damage that results from freezing. Many current vaccines of importance to global …

Author: PATH

Published: 2012

Protecting Child Health for a Promising Future

This fact sheet provides a snapshot of PATH's programs that tackle the leading causes of childhood illness and death: pneumonia, diarrheal disease, and malaria. It profiles PATH's work on new and innovative vaccines, medicines, diagnostics, and …

Author: PATH

Published: 2012

Protecting Children From Diarrheal Disease: PATH Takes a Comprehensive Approach to Combating This Leading Cause of Child Deaths

This fact sheet provides an overview of PATH's work, including vaccine development and introduction, in protecting children from diarrheal disease.

Author: PATH

Published: 2011

Protecting India's Children from Japanese Encephalitis

This fact sheet provides information about the partnerships and commitments that helped the Government of India introduce a landmark strategy to vaccinate children at highest risk. Campaigns in 2006 reached more than 9 million, and the target …

Author: PATH

Published: 2007

Protecting Newborns From Hepatitis B in Vietnam: Expanding Coverage of the Hepatitis B Vaccine Birth Dose

This fact sheet describes PATH's project to increase the coverage and timeliness of hepatitis B birth dose vaccination in Vietnam.

Author: PATH

Published: 2012

Questions and Answers on New Facts and Figures on Vaccines and the Global Mercury Treaty

This fact sheet provides frequently asked questions and answers regarding the use of thiomersal in vaccines and related issues surrounding vaccine safety. It includes information about the latest data available, the World Health Organization's …

Author: World Health Organization

Published: 2012

Questions Frequently Asked About Hepatitis B

Helpful information about hepatitis B risks, transmission, symptoms, and prevention through immunization.

Author: Immunization Action Coalition

Published: 2007

Recent Evidence on Cervical Cancer Screening in Low-Resource Settings

This fact sheet summarizes evidence published since 2009 on cervical cancer screening and treatment approaches for both low- and high-resource settings. The information provided supports the use of human papillomavirus DNA technologies …

Author: Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention

Published: 2011

Reconstitution Technologies

This fact sheet provides an overview of single-dose, prefilled reconstitution devices (SPRDs), which can make reconstitution of critical vaccines safer and more economical. SPRDs can help eliminate adverse events or wastage that can occur with …

Author: PATH

Published: 2012

Reducing the Need for Parallel Supply Chains

Project Optimize aims to provide national immunization programs with recommendations to build integrated health supply systems, including strategic linkages with the parastatal and private sector. This fact sheet describes the benefits of and …

Author: PATH, World Health Organization

Published: 2012

The Road to Safe and Effective Vaccines

This fact sheet highlights the development of new vaccines through clinical trials and their role in providing safe and effective vaccines.

Author: PATH

Published: 2013

Rotarix®

This fact sheet provides information on Rotarix®, GlaxoSmithKline's live, oral rotavirus vaccine. The document includes information on clinical studies, safety data, and intended use of the vaccine.

Author: GlaxoSmithKline

Published: 2008

RotaShield® Vaccine and Intussusception Q&A

This fact sheet was developed to answer common questions about RotaShield® and the decision of the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to suspend its recommendation for use.

Author: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Published: 2004

RotaTeq®

This fact sheet provides information on Merck's live, oral, pentavalent rotavirus vaccine, Rotateq®, including information on clinical studies and safety data, as well as directions for administration.

Author: Merck & Co., Inc.

Published: 2007

Rotavirus - Fact Sheet for Parents

This fact sheet provides information about rotavirus symptoms and vaccine safety as well as childhood rotavirus vaccination.

Author: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Published: 2011

Rotavirus Disease

This fact sheet provides an overview of rotavirus disease and prevention strategies, with a focus on vaccines. It includes information about the countries that have already introduced rotavirus vaccines and their impact on child health, as well as …

Author: GAVI Alliance

Published: 2012

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 …

Author: PATH

Published: 2012

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 …

Author: PATH

Published: 2012

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