[afro-nets] State of the world's vaccines and immunization

["Claudio Schuftan" <cschuftan@phmovement.org>]

Cross-posted from: EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org

 *State of the world's vaccines and immunization
Third edition – October 2009*

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**World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and the World Bank

Available online PDF file [208p.] at:
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241563864_eng.pdf

“…..The State of the World’s Vaccines and Immunization reports that more infants are being immunized today than ever before—a record 106 million in 2008—according to new data. At the same time, its authors are calling on donor nations to address a funding gap that leaves millions of children still at risk, particularly in the poorest nations and communities, where preventable diseases take their deadliest toll.

The release of new evidence of success in the overall global immunization effort takes place just as many nations are conducting pandemic influenza A (H1N1) immunization campaigns, underscoring the unparalleled role of vaccines in preventing communicable diseases and the challenges of reaching the most vulnerable communities….”

 “…..The State of the world's vaccines and immunization (Third edition) is a call to action to governments and donors to sustain and increase funding for immunization in order to build upon the progress made so far in meeting the global goals. It focuses on the major developments in vaccines and immunization since 2000.

Part 1 examines the impact of immunization on efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals, especially the goal to reduce deaths among children under five. It looks at the development and use of vaccines and at the safeguards that have been put in place to ensure their safety, efficacy, and quality. It sets out the progress and challenges in meeting the immunization-related global goals. It discusses both the cost of scaling up immunization coverage to meet these goals, and efforts to ensure that the achievements are sustainable in the long term. Finally, it looks beyond 2015 to likely changes in the immunization landscape.

Part 2 describes over 20 vaccine-preventable diseases and reviews progress since 2000 in efforts to protect populations against these diseases through the use of vaccines….”

*Executive summary*

- Arabic <http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2009/WHO_IVB_09.10_ara.pdf>
- Chinese <http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2009/WHO_IVB_09.10_chi.pdf>
- English <http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2009/WHO_IVB_09.10_eng.pdf>
- French <http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2009/WHO_IVB_09.10_fre.pdf>
- Russian <http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2009/WHO_IVB_09.10_rus.pdf>
- Spanish <http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2009/WHO_IVB_09.10_spa.pdf>
*Key messages*

- Chapter 1: Immunization and human development<http://www.who.int/entity/immunization/sowvi_key_messages_chapter1/en/index.html>
- Chapter 2: A new chapter in vaccine development
<http://www.who.int/entity/immunization/sowvi_key_messages_chapter2/en/index.html>
- Chapter 3: Immunization: putting vaccines to good use<http://www.who.int/entity/immunization/sowvi_key_messages_chapter3/en/index.html>
- Chapter 4: Investing in immunization
<http://www.who.int/entity/immunization/sowvi_key_messages_chapter4/en/index.html>
- Chapter 5: The view from the future<http://www.who.int/entity/immunization/sowvi_key_messages_chapter5/en/index.html>
*Related material*

-          Press release<http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/state_immunizaton_20091021/en/index.html>
- Short film on the impact of immunization
<http://video.who.int/streaming/sowvi_video.wmv>
- 10 facts on immunization<http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/immunization/en/index.html>
- Fact sheet: unprecedented progress [pdf 124kb]<http://www.who.int/entity/immunization/fact_sheet_progress.pdf>
- Fact sheet: challenges to sustaining progress [pdf 129kb]<http://www.who.int/entity/immunization/fact_sheet_challenges.pdf>
- Global immunization data -
English<http://www.who.int/immunization/newsroom/GID_english.pdf>
- Global immunization data -
French<http://www.who.int/immunization/newsroom/GID_french.pdf>

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Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) 
mailto:ruglucia@paho.org