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Global Immunizations and Vaccinations

State of the World's Vaccines and Immunizations NEW Oct 2009

Increased immunization coverage around the world is a key reason why the number of children dying each year has fallen below 10 million for the first time in documented history.

The State of the World's Vaccines and Immunization, released on October 21, 2009, reports the successes in the overall global immunization effort. Despite great progress, millions of children are at risk, particularly in the poorest nations and communities, where preventable diseases take their deadliest toll.

To read more about what CDC is doing, view the entire CDC Feature Story.

Global Events

Vaccinating millions in the Americas and Europe

In April 2009, two regions of the World Health Organization, the Americas and Europe, conducted Vaccination Weeks to vaccinate millions of children, adults, and seniors. The European Immunization Week (EIW) was held April 20-26 and the Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) was held April 25-May 2. A news story highlighted the two events on the WHO Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals website. For the first time, the EIW used innovative Internet-based viral techniques and social media to advocate for immunization across Europe. An animated video, posted on YouTube, spread the EIW message virally (online) as well as drove traffic to the EIW website. Social networking sites such as Facebook, BKontakte, and Studivz also were used to reinforce the message.

Global Strategic Plan (2006-2010)

• CDC Global Immunization Strategic Framework 2006-2010 [PDF- 554KB]
  • Screen-reader version of framework 2006-2010 [RTF- 65KB]

Global Measles Efforts

• Global Measles Goals
• Global Measles Initiatives
• Measles Mortality Reduction & Reg. Measles Elimination [PDF-59KB] (compliant)
  Programs-in-Brief (Updated July 2009)
  
• See also Global Measles web page

Global Polio Efforts

• STOP Team (Polio)
• Global Initiatives
• Polio Eradication [PDF-65KB] (compliant)
  Programs-in-Brief (Updated July 2009)
• See also Global Polio web page

Global Pneumococcal Disease

• Global Pneumococcal Disease
• Pneumococcal disease vaccine in developing countries
• Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine use in industrialized countries

Global Meningitis Vaccine

• Improved Meningitis Vaccine for Africia Could Signal Eventual End to Deadly Scourge: Successful Vaccine Trial Promises Long-Term, Low-Cost Protection from Epidemics in Africia
  Press release

Global Hib Vaccine

• MMWR: Progress Toward Introduction of Haemophilus influenzae type b Vaccine in Low-Income Countries -- Worldwide, 2004-2007
• CDC Press Release: More Children in Low-Income Countries Getting Vaccinated Against Hib Pneumonia and Meningitis
• The Hib Initiative

Articles on Global Eradication of Diseases

• Global Disease Elimination and Eradication as Public Health Strategies
  MMWR, December 31, 1999 / Vol. 48 / Supplement

• Measles Program In Americas Cited As Example For World (en español)
  Pan American Health Organization, May 22, 2003      

• Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries
  2nd edition, Disease Control Priorities Project

Global Partners

• Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) www.vaccinealliance.org/home/index.php
• World Health Organization (WHO)
  www.who.org/
• WHO statistics and graphics
  www.who.int/immunization_monitoring/data/en/
• WHO country profile selection
  www.wpro.who.int/countries/countries.htm
• Rotary International
  www.rotary.org/ 
• UNICEF
  www.unicef.org/
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
• CDC's Polio disease web page
  www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_polio.htm
• CDC's Measles disease web page
  www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_measles.htm

Related Web Sites

• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  www.gatesfoundation.org 

• Canadian Public Health Association
  www.cpha.ca/english/intprog/intprog.htm

• End of Measles
  www.who.int/health_topics/measles/en/ 

• End of Polio
  www.endofpolio.org

• Global Prevalence of Hepatitis A
  www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/a/prevalence.htm

• Pan American Health Organization
  www.paho.org/english/ad/fch/im/Vaccines.htm

• PATH Vaccine Resource Library (VRL)
  Offers a wide variety of high-quality, scientifically accurate documents and links on specific diseases and topics in immunization

• Polio Eradication
  www.polioeradication.org 

• TechNet21: Technical Network for Strengthening Immunization Services
  http://technet21.org/
  A WHO initiative for disseminating info on cold chain logistics and immunization delivery (includes events related to immunization, job announcements, and a searchable database of immunization experts)

• United Nations Foundation 
  www.endpolionow.net 

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