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Jun 23, 2015
Global Immunization Meeting “Protect, Innovate, Accelerate” 23-25 June 2015
The objectives of the Global Immunization Meeting are to review and discuss among global, regional and
country immunization partners, key issues related to strengthening routine immunization, to the implementation of new and under-utilized vaccines and to accelerated disease control efforts – notably for measles, rubella and maternal and neonatal tetanus – including alignment with polio eradication efforts.
Join the meeting virtually by following the link.
Jun 18, 2015
Would you go back?
Today is my son’s six-month birthday, and my husband and I took him in for his six-month pediatric appointment. He was due for his third and final doses of TDaP, Hib and IPV (pentavalent), HepB, PCV and rotavirus vaccines – only there was no rotavirus vaccine in stock. My state-of-the-art pediatric practice in Washington, DC, had a stock-out. – See more at: http://www.defeatdd.org/blog/would-you-go-back#sthash.YXFffHeT.dpuf
Jun 16, 2015
Merck Manuals health guides go digital, and free, in global push
Merck Manuals, the widely used health guides provided by drugmaker Merck & Co, are moving to a digital-only format in 10 different languages as part of an effort to educate the global community on medical issues.
Jun 16, 2015
Sierra Leone: Mothers Refuse to Vaccinate Children for Fear of Resurgent Ebola
Doctors in Port Loko, a northwestern region of Sierra Leone outside Freetown, are reporting a significant drop in the number of mothers bringing their children to hospitals for routine vaccinations. The mothers, they say, fear exposing their children to a resurgent Ebola virus, and in keeping them from hospitals are risking triggering the spread of polio or measles.
Jun 16, 2015
We won’t meet health-related SDGs if we don’t invest in innovation
The sustainable development goals won’t be finalized until September, but people are already debating whether we can reach them. At least for the proposed health targets one thing is clear, they won’t be achieved without innovations that make better health care more affordable, accessible and effective. #GlobalGoalsWork, but only if we have the tools we need to reach them.
Jun 15, 2015
The time is now for Improving Routine Health Information Systems
The crucial role of routine health information systems in improving health service delivery cannot be overstated. As we look to new era of the sustainable development goals, having reliable, routine data will be critical to understanding where gaps in coverage, access, or equity exist and can be improved with the right investments.
Jun 12, 2015
How to turn big health data into big health action
Mobile technology has revolutionized data-collection tools for health workers, but unless that data creates meaningful change, the “data revolution” will struggle to revolutionize global health systems for patients and providers.
Jun 8, 2015
Vaccination Reminder Band for Pakistani Infants
Health authorities in Pakistan hope to improve the country’s low childhood immunisation rates with a simple vaccine indicator reminder (VIR) band strapped around a child’s ankle.
Jun 2, 2015
10 Lessons for Stronger Health Information Systems in Ebola-Affected West Africa
The need for stronger health information systems and disease surveillance has always been an issue in West Africa, but for me and others in global public health, Ebola forced the issue.
Jun 1, 2015
ORB: A Groundbreaking, Online Global Library for Training Frontline Health Workers
Today, mPowering Frontline Health Workers (mPowering) announces the launch of ORB, an online content platform that will play a major role in improving the performance of hundreds of thousands of frontline health workers.