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Global Immunization News (GIN) March 2015 Global Immunization News (GIN) March 2015 In this issue News You can click on the article you are interested in and access it directly! News World Immunization Week 2015: Close the immunization gap - Vacc Week in the Americas 2015: 2 Boost Your Power! Get Vaccinated! vaccination for all Colombia becomes the second country 3 Hayatee Hasan, WHO Headquarters in the Americas to have an accredited lab for quality control of syringes The World Immunization Week (WIW), which will WHO/Europe supports Kazakhstan in 3 response to adverse events mistakenly be held from 24-30 April 2015, will signal a renewed linked to measles immunization global, regional, and national effort to accelerate ac- Myanmar launches its largest ever vac- 4 tion to increase awareness and demand for immuniza- cination campaign, reaching 17.4 million tion by communities, and improve vaccination delivery children with MR Vaccine services. This year’s campaign focuses on closing the Kyrgyzstan initiates mass vacc campaign 4 as measles cases continue to soar immunization gap and reaching equity in immunization levels as outlined in the Global Vaccine Action Plan, National stakeholders and international 5 experts team up to tackle measles and which is a framework to prevent millions of deaths by rubella in Italy 2020 through universal access to vaccines for people Bangladesh introduces two new vac- 5 in all communities. Read more about this year’s cam- cines paign. Vaccination must be scaled up in Ebola- 6 affected countries The WIW 2015 Ebola vaccine efficacy trial ready to 6 launch in Guinea campaign website is now available in Arabic, Chinese, PAHO Immunization unit’s Measles 7 English, French, Russian and Spanish. experts interviewed on Univision The campaign poster in 6 languages can be download- Obituary 7 ed from the website. An infographic, animated video Upcoming meeting 8 and web banner to be Past meetings / workshops included in email signa- Training WS on cMYP for immunization 9 tures are also in the Annual meeting of the Nat EPI manag- 10 works and will be ers for AFRO Central ready very soon. Informal consultation on regulatory 11 considerations for evaluation of Ebola vaccines intended for emergency use A social media package Global Vaccine Safety Study: Training 12 with suggested Tweets Workshop on Study Procedures for as well as photos and stories to share on Facebook and PAHO Countries Instagram will be developed. The official hashtag for this 12- Resources year’s campaign is #vaccineswork. 15 18- Calendar 19 Links 20 SUBSCRIBE NOW VIEW PREVIOUS EDITIONS Send an email to [email protected] For previous editions of the GIN, with the following text in the body of the email: visit the GIN archive on the WHO website: subscribe GLOBALIMMUNIZATIONNEWS www.who.int/immunization/gin Global Immunization News (GIN) March 2015 Vaccination Week in the Americas 2015: Boost Your Power! Get Vaccinated! Octavia Silva; Alba Maria Ropero; Hannah Kurtis; Elizabeth Thrush; PAHO-Washington, DC Regional Communication Campaign Vaccination Week in the Americas is almost here! The 13th annual celebration of PAHO’s Vaccination Week in the Americas regional vaccination campaign begins 25 April and ends 2 May 2015. This year’s regional slogan is “Boost your power! Get vaccinated!” and is inspired by the idea that vaccination boosts immune systems and helps the body defeat more than 20 preventable diseases, turning those who get vaccinated into superheroes with special powers to defeat illness. Regional communication campaign materials include posters, stickers, and banners in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Creole. PAHO has also partnered with the Chespirito Foundation to create materials that feature the image of the Cha- pulín Colorado, a popular Latin American cartoon. A video message from PAHO’s director will be uploaded soon to the webpage. The social media component will encourage people to pair the hashtags #GetVax and #BoostYourPower with online photos of themselves posing as superheroes and holding #GetVax signs. Individuals are also encouraged to post photos on social media or upload them to the PAHO website. Regional Launching Event The regional VWA launching event will take place on 25 April 2015 in Duran, Ecuador, an indigenous community outside of Guayaquil. Countries are continuing to submit plans for the initia- tive, and to date, countries and territories have reported plans to vaccinate more than 56 million individuals through a wide variety of campaigns. More detailed information on country activities will be included in the April GIN. The social media component will encourage people to pair the hashtags #GetVax and #BoostYourPower with online photos of themselves posing as superheroes and holding #GetVax signs. Individuals are also encouraged to post photos on social media or upload them to the PAHO website. Regional Launching Event The regional VWA launching event will take place on 25 April 2015 in Duran, Ecuador, an indigenous community outside of Guayaquil. Countries are continuing to submit plans for the initiative, and to date, countries and territo- ries have reported plans to vaccinate more than 56 million individuals through a wide variety of campaigns. More detailed information on country activities will be included in the April GIN. Page 2 Global Immunization News (GIN) March 2015 Colombia becomes the second country in the Americas to have an accredited laboratory for the quality control of syringes used for its immunization programme Nora Lucia Rodriguez, PAHO-Washington, DC On 12 February 2015, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recog- nized INVIMA (Instituto Nacional de Medicamentos y Alimentos/National Food and Drug Surveillance Institute) for having its laboratory accredited for carrying out the required tests to confirm the quality control of syringes used for vac- cinations in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Colombian agency is respon- sible for the health and regulatory surveillance of products and services for its citizens. Representatives from PAHO and INVIMA at the INVIMA recognition Following an assessment that supported that the laboratory of INVIMA met the ceremony on 12 February in Colom- International Standards NTC ISO / IEC 17025: 2005, the laboratory received its bia. accreditation which was awarded by the National Accreditation Agency of Co- lombia - ONAC to perform physical-mechanical tests for syringes and needles. The recognition was given during the 20th anniversary of INVIMA, where the representative of PAHO/ WHO in Co- lombia, Dr Gina Watson, and PAHO Regional Advisor in Washington, DC Bact. Nora Lucia Rodriguez, congratulated the Institute for this achievement. PAHO considers the quality, safety and effectiveness of syringes used for vaccination of public health importance. Since 2005, the PAHO Immunization Unit (FGL/IM) has had a quality control programme for syringes used in vaccina- tion in national immunization programmes, particularly those syringes purchased through the PAHO Revolving Fund for vaccine procurement. In support of the accreditation process, PAHO’s Immunization Unit also provided training and other resources to INVIMA, as well as to other countries that form the regional network for the quality control of syringes used in immunization programmes. WHO/Europe supports Kazakhstan in response to adverse events mistakenly linked to measles immunization Katrine Habersaat, WHO EURO Kazakhstan initiated a measles vaccination campaign targeting one million ado- lescents in February 2015 in response to a large measles outbreak that began in 2014. During the campaign, a series of adverse events was mistakenly linked with the vaccine, causing concern about the vaccine's safety and resulting in temporary suspension of immunization activities. At the request of the Ministry of Health, WHO/Europe worked with the Kazakhstan health authorities to initiate an immediate investigation and communication response. Investigators soon learned that the tragedy of a 15-year old girl dying four days WHO and vaccine safety experts ad- following vaccination was caused by meningitis and was not related to the vac- dress 30 journalists in roundtable cine. In a separate event, 83 adolescents became faint, dizzy, weak in their arms briefing to increase knowledge and and legs and agitated following the vaccination. This was determined to be understanding of the risks of measles caused by anxiety and fear of the injection, not the vaccine itself, and is a well- and the safety and effectiveness of the known phenomenon that occurs occasionally among adolescents following vaccine, Astana. Credit: WHO immunization. Based on the preliminary conclusions of the investigation, an intensive effort is being put into re-establishing trust among the public and the media. "Increasing awareness about measles and the vaccine's excellent safety profile among parents, journalists, health au- thorities, spokespersons and key opinion leaders in the medical community is essential" said Robb Butler, one of the WHO experts supporting the Government's response. Careful planning and outreach will therefore be necessary before the campaign can be resumed. More information on adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) Page 3 Global Immunization News (GIN) March 2015 Myanmar launches its largest ever vaccination campaign, reaching 17.4 million children with Measles Rubella (MR) Vaccine Vinod Bura, WHO Myanmar The government of Myanmar is committed to achieving the WHO South East Asia Regional goal of measles elimination
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