WHO Europe: Immunization Week Announcements

Guide to tailoring immunization programmes launched
26-04-2013
Launched during European Immunization Week 2013, the guide helps national immunization programmes design targeted strategies to improve vaccination levels among babies and young children. It provides tools to identify susceptible populations, determine barriers to vaccination and implement evidence-based interventions.

New app will help parents keep track of their children’s vaccinations
25-04-2013
Parents often cite being too busy or simply forgetting as reasons for not getting their children vaccinated fully and at the right time. WHO/Europe has developed a generic app code that countries can tailor quickly and cheaply into a simple telephone-based tool to remind parents when their children’s vaccinations are due.

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark: Elimination of preventable diseases at heart of human development
22-04-2013
In her address to mark European Immunization Week 2013, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Patron of WHO/Europe, commends all 53 countries in the WHO European Region for their commitment to maintaining high vaccination coverage and raising awareness about immunization.

Measles costs
22-04-2013
As European Immunization Week 2013 kicks off, WHO urges all 53 participating Member States in the European Region to consider the economic impact of measles and to restore or maintain effective national vaccination programmes, despite the difficulties of the economic downturn.

All countries take part in European Immunization Week