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Vaccines and Global Health: The Week in Review has expanded its coverage of new reports, books, research and analysis published independent of the journal channel covered in Journal Watch below. Our interests span immunization and vaccines, as well as global public health, health governance, and associated themes. If you would like to suggest content to be included in this service, please contact David Curry at: david.r.curry@centerforvaccineethicsandpolicy.org

Video Commentary: Jon Andrus, Deputy Director of PAHO on Vaccination Development
BioMedox
1 September 2014
Discussion of costs, PAHO revolving fund, import taxes and vaccine price.

Call to Action – HPV Vaccination as a Public Health Priority
NFID
August 2014
Experts gather to discuss importance of HPV vaccination
The recommendations in this document are based upon the proceedings of a May 2014 roundtable convened by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE).
NFID and CSTE assembled subject matter experts, including representatives from relevant professional medical associations and organizations, consumer health organizations, and government agencies to discuss the long-term health impact of HPV and the important role of increased immunization…

The Influence of Global Environmental Change on Infectious Disease Dynamics – Workshop
IOM
September 3, 2014
The twentieth century witnessed an era of unprecedented, large-scale, anthropogenic changes to the natural environment. Understanding how environmental factors directly and indirectly affect the emergence and spread of infectious disease has assumed global importance for life on this planet. While the causal links between environmental change and disease emergence are complex, progress in understanding these links, as well as how their impacts may vary across space and time, will require transdisciplinary, transnational, collaborative research. This research may draw upon the expertise, tools, and approaches from a variety of disciplines.
The Forum on Microbial Threats hosted a public workshop on September 24 and 25, 2013, to explore the scientific and policy dimensions of the impacts of global environmental change on infectious disease dynamics. Participants examined and discussed the observed and likely influences of environmental factors, acting both individually and synergistically on infectious disease dynamics. A range of approaches to improve global readiness and capacity for surveillance, detection, and response to emerging microbial threats to plant, animal, and human health in the face of ongoing global environmental change was also discussed.
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