The report on immunization cites the weakness of health systems in many countries as a fundamental obstacle to progress.
The expanded programme on immunization, a legacy of smallpox eradication, was a success story, but coverage had reached a stubborn plateau.
I salute the bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Norway for the announcement, today, of over one billion dollars for global immunization.
This photo story illustrates how this immunization campaign was successfully carried out.
WHO and its partners are currently assessing the impact of the initial mass immunization campaigns, including their safety and efficacy.
Previous declining trends in routine immunization coverage also show signs of reversal and there is major progress in providing timely birth doses.
The goal of European immunization Week is to increase vaccination coverage in the WHO European Region by raising awareness about the importance of immunization.
Polio is close to eradication, and 37 countries are reaching 60% or more of their children with measles immunization.
Scientists explain that, with each male fetus, a mother develops an increased immunization to an antigen produced by the male fetuses, and this antigen likely plays a role in masculinizing the brain.
The majority of industrialized countries now use single-dose vials for routine immunization.
Further immunization campaigns will be conducted later in the year.
Social mobilization teams disseminate immunization messages through loudspeakers to parents/care-givers in villages and settlements to ensure children are vaccinated.
The rise in cases underlines the urgent need to conduct high-quality immunization campaigns to rapidly boost population immunity levels.
The new Vision and Strategy will enable us to rise to the serious challenges we foresee in the immunization field in the next decade.
What clearer proof could there be of the value of investing in immunization?
The goal is for each country to reach 80% immunization coverage in each district by 2010.
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