The fifth joint WHO-UNICEF-GAVI Global Immunization Meeting was held in Geneva, 1-3 February 2010, “with the purpose of providing a technical update to WHO and UNICEF Regional and country staff as well as immunization partners…to give all involved in immunization a common understanding of the current status and near future plans in the immunization world, particularly after in the current context of the rapid expansion of available vaccines and the financial crisis the world is facing.” The meeting followed the basic structure in Global Immunization Vision and Strategies (GIVS):

– how to the improve routine vaccination and support to the accelerated disease control initiatives;

– introducing new vaccines, including an update on the Hib Initiative and the status of pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines;

– experiences in integration of EPI with other programmes (including malaria interventions); and

– issues of global interdependence including vaccine supply and the pandemic influenza vaccines.

More at: http://www.who.int/immunization_delivery/gim/en/index.html