Diseases and vaccines

Japanese encephalitis vaccine introduction

Japanese encephalitis vaccination campaign, India (2006)
PATH/Government of India
This fact sheet provides an overview of the strategy and outcomes of the 2006 mass immunization campaigns to introduce the SA 14-14-2 vaccine in India's high risk districts. More than 9 million children were reached through this landmark effort.

Introduction of Japanese encephalitis vaccine in the Southeast Asia region (2007)
WHO
This document for program managers provides guidelines on the introduction of the SA 14-14-2 vaccine against JE for endemic countries in Southeast Asia. Also geared toward district medical officers and field workers, this hands-on resource addresses a variety of programmatic activities, including campaign planning, vaccine procurement, routine immunization and surveillance, and monitoring and reporting.

Introduction and sustainable use of vaccines in developing countries (2006)
Sabin Vaccine Institute
This report summarizes discussions and recommendations from a key meeting of global health experts addressing critical issues in vaccine financing for developing countries, the evaluation of new vaccine introduction, and the sustainability of improvements to national immunization programs.

Partnering for successful introduction of Japanese encephalitis vaccine in India (2007)
Government of India/PATH
Presented at the 11th Annual Scientific Conference of the International Center for Diarrheoal Disease Research, Bangladesh, this poster describes the role of partnership in planning and implementing a groundbreaking JE vaccination campaign that reached more than 9 million at-risk children in just three months.

Standard operating procedures for investigation of adverse events following immunization (2007)
Government of India/WHO
This document may be helpful in planning vaccination campaigns. It provides guidelines for clinical workers on recognizing, reporting, and investigating adverse events following immunization and includes copies of standard forms and tables summarizing both common and rare reactions.

Vaccine introduction guidelines - Adding a vaccine to a national immunization programme: Decision and implementation (2005)
WHO
This tool from the WHO was developed to offer guidance in decision-making and introduction of new vaccines.

Vaccine introduction in India: Status and lessons learned (2006; abstract only)
Government of India/PATH
This abstract of a presentation made at the 2006 Global Vaccine Research Forum summarizes the strategy and achievements of India's 2006 mass JE vaccination campaigns.