WHO & Regionals [to 7 November 2015]
SAGE: Call for nominations
2 November 2015
Application deadline: 15 January 2016
The World Health Organization (WHO) is soliciting proposals for nominations for current and future vacancies on its Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on immunization. Nominations are solicited from all regions and are required to be submitted no later than 15 January 2016. Nominations will then be carefully reviewed by the SAGE membership selection panel, which will propose the selection of nominees to the WHO Director-General for appointment.
SAGE is the principal advisory group to WHO for vaccines and immunization. SAGE reports directly to the Director-General and is charged with advising WHO on overall global policies and strategies, ranging from vaccine and technology research and development, to delivery of immunization and its linkages with other health interventions. Its remit is not restricted to childhood vaccines and immunization but extends to all vaccine-preventable diseases as well as all age groups…

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GIN October 2015 pdf, 1.73Mb
3 November 2015

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Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) 6 November 2015, vol. 90, 45 (pp. 609–616) includes:
609 Zika virus outbreaks in the Americas
610 Malaria situation, 2015

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:: WHO Regional Offices
WHO African Region AFRO
:: Statement on the end of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone
Delivered by Dr Anders Nordström, WHO Representative in Sierra Leone. Today, 7 November 2015

WHO Region of the Americas PAHO
:: Country efforts lead the way toward malaria elimination in the Americas (11/05/2015)
:: Regional Dengue Symposium Addresses Today’s Challenges in Dengue Control (11/03/2015)

WHO South-East Asia Region SEARO
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WHO European Region EURO
:: Engaging people in every step: patients and carers explain the benefits of people-centred health care 05-11-2015

WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region EMRO
:: Health needs in conflict zones must be addressed by Dr Ala Alwan
5 November 2015
:: Inactivated polio vaccine introduced in routine immunization programme in Yemen
3 November 2015
:: WHO reaches besieged Dar’a and vulnerable Hama with 290 000 life-saving treatments
2 November 2015

WHO Western Pacific Region
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