Global Immunization News 31 July 2012

Global Immunization News  31 July 2012

– Country-specific Estimates of Immunization Coverage for 1980-2011

– Information on Vaccines for an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Prepare a Global Legally Binding Instrument on the Use of Mercury

– Hepatitis A Vaccination should be part of a Comprehensive Plan for Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis

– Notes From the Field: Salmonella Typhi Infec-tions Associated with Contaminated Water in Zimbabwe

– Vaccine pharmacovigilance system in Ghana

– AMP’s Africhol Monitors Impact of Mass Cholera Vaccination Campaign in Guinea

should be part of a Comprehensive Plan for Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis AMERICAS

– The Dominican Republic Introduces Rotavirus Vaccine into National Immunization Schedule

– International Workshop on Cold Chain Operations in Nicaragua

– Guatemala Celebrates the World Hepatitis Day

SOUTH EAST ASIA

– DPR Korea Launches Pentavalent Vaccine

WESTERN PACIFIC

– Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) Assessment in Fiji

– China’s continued progress towards maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) elimination

– Regional Meetings & Key Events

http://www.who.int/entity/immunization/GIN_July_2012.pdf