Twitter Watch [accessed 23 June 2012 – 09:17]
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.

WHO ‏@WHO
#Rioplus20 reiterates the importance of better sanitation in cities, villages to protect against the spread of infectious diseases
8:08 PM – 22 Jun 12

NIH for Health @NIHforHealth
The Real Promise of Mobile Health Apps: Scientific American http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=real-promise-mobile-health-apps&WT.mc_id=SA_sharetool_Twitter via @sciam
10:13 AM – 22 Jun 12

Mirta Roses Periago ‏@mirtaroses
Lack of universal access to water & sanitation in the island Hispaniola is a growing social, economic & health issue http://bit.ly/MkBGjF
Retweeted by PAHO/WHO
4:08 PM – 21 Jun 12

UNICEF @UNICEF
UNICEF calls for action to reach mns of children never vaccinated for #polio http://uni.cf/LkVuWC @carlzimmer @hari @specterm @mpkolmar
11:27 AM – 21 Jun 12

Sabin Vaccine Inst. @sabinvaccine
de Quadros gets “Development Cooperation” award for work w @WHO to eradicate smallpox & eliminate measles & polio in the Western Hemisphere
9:51 AM – 21 Jun 12

WHO ‏@WHO
We need to start thinking about health as a way of measuring progress across all pillars of sustainable development policy #Rioplus20
4:17 AM – 21 Jun 12

World Bank @WorldBank
Heads of state stepping up commitments to implement natural capital accounting http://bit.ly/MrLREQ #Rioplus20 #naturalcapital
12:34 AM – 21 Jun 12

World Bank ‏@WorldBank
What is Natural Capital Accounting? Video explains: http://bit.ly/Ki6PTl  #Rioplus20 #naturalcapital
11:30 PM – 20 Jun 12

M&R Initiative ‏@MeaslesRubella
‘It’s unjustifiable that there are cases of measles in Europe.” Expert Ciro de Quadros talks candidly to El Mundo. http://www.elmundo.es/elmundosalud/2012/06/19/biociencia/1340130308.html
10:00 PM – 20 Jun 12