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Issues relating to the use of BCG in immunization programmes - a discussion document

It summarizes the current use and utility of BCG in the world today, and comments on policy issues that deserve consideration. Document in pdf format; Acobat Reader required
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Resource added in: 28/05/2001
Available languages: English
BCG Vaccine/therapeutic use, BCG Vaccine, BCG Vaccine/adverse effects, Tuberculosis/prevention & control, Immunization Programs

Making use of vaccine vial monitors: flexible vaccine management for polio

It presents information on the traditional cold chain for campaigns, vaccine vial monitor, fast chain, flexible cold chain, and planning of issues for a flexible cold chain. Document in pdf format; Ac...
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Resource added in: 28/05/2001
Available languages: English, French
Vaccines, Refrigeration, Immunization Programs, Poliomyelitis/prevention & control, Drug Packaging, Reference Books, Poliomyelitis, Poliomyelitis, Poliomyelitis, Poliomyelitis, Guia [tipo de publicação]

Manual for the laboratory diagnosis of measles virus infection

It presents information on measles virological surveillance, related to agent, disease, immune response, prevention strategies, role of the laboratory in measles control and prevention, requirements f...
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Resource added in: 28/05/2001
Available languages: English
Measles/prevention & control, Measles/diagnosis, Measles virus, Reference Books, Manejo de espécimes (amostra), Manuais [tipo de publicação]

Disease eradication: friend or foe to the health system?

It presents a synthesis report from field studies on the Polio Eradication Initiative inTanzania, Nepal and the Lao People’sDemocratic Republic, which outlines the methodology, the findings from the ...
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Resource added in: 25/05/2001
Available languages: English
Poliomyelitis/prevention & control, Evaluation Study, Health Promotion

Where the Public Good Prevailed

This article addresses the issue of health care in the United States and how research, advocacy, public discussion, and policy fit together in successful campaigns for change.
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Resource added in: 25/05/2001
Available languages: English
Public Health, Advocacy

Training Program In International Health

The purpose of the Program is to promote leadership in international public health by enabling participants to develop a broader vision of international and regional health trends, and a more profound...
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Resource added in: 25/05/2001
Available languages: English
Public Health, Advocacy

Meeting on the impact of targeted programmes on health systems: a case study of the Polio Eradication Initiative

This report provides a summary of the discussions, main findings / conclusions,and recommendations resulting from the meeting, related to the impact of polio eradication activities on health systems f...
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Resource added in: 25/05/2001
Available languages: English
Poliomyelitis/prevention & control, Evaluation Study, Anais de congresso

Distribution of vitamin A during national immunization days: a "generic" addendum to the Field Guide for Supplementary Activities Aimed at Achieving Polio Eradication, 1996 revision

Questions and answers related to vitamin A deficiency and supplementation. Document in pdf format; Acrobat Reader required.
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Resource added in: 25/05/2001
Available languages: English, French
Vitamin A/therapeutic use, Vitamin A Deficiency/prevention & control, Immunization Programs

Towards a new prospective on health policy

The report ties together a number of separate studies and the results of discussions involving some 3,500 people at more than 90 events held over the course of developing the research conclusions. The...
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Resource added in: 25/05/2001
Available languages: English
Health Policy, Advocacy

Fourth informal consultation on the polio laboratory network

It presents information on accreditation of Global Polio Network Laboratories, molecular epidemiology of wild poliovirus circulation, intratypic differentiation of polioviruses, laboratory communicati...
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Resource added in: 25/05/2001
Available languages: English
Poliomyelitis/prevention & control, Poliovirus, Anais de congresso