Twitter Watch [accessed 15 December 2012 – 18:54]

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Twitter Watch [accessed 15 December 2012 – 18:54]
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.

CVEP @VaxEthicsPolicy
@MSF_USA @dndi_hq Center for Vaccine Ethics & Policy applauds the extraordinary #fatalneglect conference: compelling, alarming, energizing.
11:28 AM – 14 Dec 12

Doctors w/o Borders @MSF_USA
Thank you for following our #fatalneglect conference. See highlights from our discussion here: http://bit.ly/TZb0Lg  #globalhealth #ntds
#fatalneglect
By Doctors w/o Borders @MSF_USA
A two-day conference in New York City on delivering medical innovations for neglected patients and populations. Hosted by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Drugs for…
10:26 AM – 14 Dec 12

PAHO/WHO @pahowho
Rt @TheLancet: The Lancet publishes largest ever study on global burden of disease. Freely available online http://ow.ly/g4ImF  #GBD2010”
6:43 AM – 14 Dec 12

PAHO/WHO @pahowho
Rt @WHO: 10 facts on the state of #globalhealth: the loss of health from all causes of illness and deaths worldwide http://goo.gl/xCQbU ”
5:31 AM – 14 Dec 12

WHO ‏@WHO
Global Health Observatory – free access to world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of up-to-date health data http://goo.gl/wwPuU 
3:52 AM – 14 Dec 12

The Global Fund @globalfundnews
Japan’s 2012 Contribution to the Global Fund is the Highest it Has Ever Made http://tinyurl.com/c3pcb8m 
3:29 AM – 14 Dec 12

M&R Initiative ‏@MeaslesRubella
Nepal: > 5.5 million children will be #immunized in 3rd phase of #measles & #rubella #vaccination drive starting today. http://bit.ly/12oRmvg 
11:35 PM – 13 Dec 12

M&R Initiative ‏@MeaslesRubella
#Pakistan: 20 children die with more 100 undergoing treatment after outbreak of #measles in rain-affected #Khanpur. http://bit.ly/Z4KO7c 
11:32 PM – 13 Dec 12

WHO @WHO
Only 34 countries produce high-quality data on causes of #death; WHO works closely w/ developing countries to improve health info systems
9:22 AM – 13 Dec 12