Twitter Watch [accessed 16 June 2012 – 16:17]

Twitter Watch [accessed 16 June 2012 – 16:17]
Items of interest from a variety of twitter feeds associated with immunization, vaccines and global public health. This capture is highly selective and is by no means intended to be exhaustive.

Gates Health ‏@gateshealth
The Polio End Game. “The World is closer than ever to eradicating the polio virus.” (via @washingtonpost) http://cot.ag/LRX5Ee
Retweeted by GAVI Alliance
12:51 PM – 15 Jun 12

GAVI Alliance ‏@GAVIAlliance
Child Survival Call to Action meeting sees governments and CSOs pledge to end preventable child deaths – http://ht.ly/bCKNX #5thBDay
2:45 PM – 16 Jun 12

Doctors w/o Borders ‏@MSF_USA
Fighting Neglect: A new report from @msf_access on neglected tropical diseases (#NTDs) http://bit.ly/Nsqiay
9:13 AM – 16 Jun 12

GAVI Alliance @GAVIAlliance
“U.S. Leadership at Home Is Saving Lives Around the World” – Read @GAVISeth latest blog: http://ht.ly/bCqY2 via @HuffingtonPost
7:00 AM – 16 Jun 12

PAHO/WHO ‏@pahowho
“Water and Sustainable Development: The Elimination of #Cholera on the Island of Hispaniola” Tue 19JUN #pahowho http://bit.ly/LSmoGv @rio+20
3:14 PM – 15 Jun 12

APHA ‏@PublicHealth
Washington state’s whooping cough epidemic surpassed 2K cases this week & is upping vaccination demand: http://goo.gl/tSk9u
2:52 PM – 15 Jun 12

Partners In Health ‏@PIH
Vaccination is key to preventing child deaths. Example: @PIH‘s #Haiti #cholera vaccination effort. http://ow.ly/bAr30 #Promise4Children
2:00 PM – 15 Jun 12

WHO/Europe ‏@WHO_Europe
New WHO/Europe report released on urban dimension & role of local gov on social determinants of health http://bit.ly/L9OFar #healthycities
Retweeted by Health Evidence
8:13 AM – 15 Jun 12

UNICEF‏@UNICEF
‘Today, we all are launching Committing to Child Survival: A Promise Renewed’ -Anthony Lake #promise4children
4:33 PM – 14 Jun 12