Global health leaders urge action at WHA78

At Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly, Member States and partners called for urgent action on vaccine-preventable diseases to boost immunization and prevent future outbreaks.

How Baduy mothers protect children from VPDs

Ambu Itoh recalls when her five-year-old son caught measles. Though he recovered, the experience deepened her resolve to ensure every child in their Baduy village in Banten Province is protected through vaccination.

Behind the scenes at WHO: detecting disease outbreaks 

In a world where a virus can cross continents in a matter of hours, monitoring outbreaks, or “disease surveillance,” is more important than ever. But what does that actually mean? 

Immune patrol education package rolls out in Europe

Immune Patrol is a WHO/Europe education package that helps 10–12-year-olds explore and understand immunization through expert-backed content.

Civil society drives new vaccine rollouts

Something remarkable is happening for children in Chad, Somalia, and South Sudan: the introduction of new vaccines against pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria is driving unprecedented progress in child health.

Virtual lab visit innovates measles & rubella monitoring

A National Measles and Rubella virtual laboratory in Malta demonstrated strong performance and robust management practices, achieving a score of 90.3%.

Reaching zero-dose children in Bangladesh 

Bangladesh’s commitment to leaving no one behind in immunization is evident through its data-driven planning and community-focused outreach.

Based on country-reported data, the annual WHO and UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage provide the world’s largest dataset on immunization coverage trends for 16 vaccines/antigens/doses across 195 WHO and UNICEF Member States.
The latest estimates will be available as of July 15 here.

• The power of immunization for people living with NCDs
• New tools to equip and empower local actions to improve vaccine uptake 
• Video: The Immune Patrol Academy

• Webinar on “Algorithm on classification of suspected measles and rubella cases in the WHO South-East Asia region: recent updates” 

• National staff of Burkina Faso take MLM course on immunization program management 
• Webinar on immunization research area prioritization for the WHO SE Asia Region 

• Geo-Enabled Digital Microplanning: revolutionizing immunization in Bangladesh 
• Workshop on immunization and surveillance data management for vaccine-preventable diseases 

• Bridging public and private sectors to strengthen urban immunization in Nepal 

• Electronic immunization registration in Rajshahi City Corporation: lessons learned

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