Twitter Watch
A selection of items of interest [tracking to 19 August 2011] from a variety of twitter feeds. This capture is highly selective and by no means intended to be exhaustive.
PIH Partners In Health
New Report: Financing the Response to #AIDS in Low & Middle Income Countries http://ow.ly/6dZY7 via @unaids @KaiserFamFound
GAVIAlliance GAVI Alliance
Want to learn more about IFFIm? Check out our overview to learn more. http://ht.ly/6dyDt
GAVISeth Seth Berkley
A reminder of why vaccination campaigns in refugee camps are critically important: bit.ly/nShN9p #vaccines @UNICEF
NIAIDNews NIAID News
Now online! CDC recommends seasonal #flu #shot for people with egg #allergy go.usa.gov/k7M
USAIDGH USAID
Happy birthday to Dr. Sabin! developer of oral #polio #vaccine that made prospect of #eradication possible. http://ow.ly/6dCtS
PublicHealth APHA
Vaccination rates among teens are up overall, but growth lags on HPV vaccine, says CDC research: goo.gl/pVS4Z
wellcometrust Wellcome Trust
Immunising at birth is safe and effective against severe pneumococcal disease wellc.me/mXBZk1
Eurovaccine ECDC Eurovaccine
‘Vaccinations : 20 objections and responses’ from Germany’s Robert Koch Institute & Paul-Ehrlich-Institute bit.ly/oUzWPN
gatesfoundation Gates Foundation
Congratulations to #Europe: @UN hails the #EU for fighting outbreaks to remain free of #polio: gates.ly/oEuTCy
MalariaVaccine PATH MVI
New Vision article discusses the need for the Ugandan government to prepare for a malaria vaccine: bit.ly/omdjqb
PATHtweets PATH
PATH CEO Chris Elias on @ModernizeAid blog: Budget cuts threaten lives abroad and the economy at home. http://ow.ly/6cORL
GAVISeth Seth Berkley
Robert Steinglass of @JSIhealth interviewed on how to improve #vaccine delivery #coldchain: ht.ly/6aaJu via @gplushealth
GAVIAlliance GAVI Alliance
“The dispassionate economic case for vaccination looks at least as strong as the compassionate medical one” The Economist http://ht.ly/69Mlz
sabinvaccine Sabin Vaccine Inst.
Today on Sabin’s blog: Immunization Financing in Latin America sabin.org/blog/immunizat…
unpublications UN Publications
On World Humanitarian Day UN pays tribute to aid workers around globe. Learn more about the campaign here: bit.ly/9wy17n