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A new Special Issue series in Vaccines has been announced on “Management of National and Regional Immunisation Programmes: Current Challenges and Future Strategies.” The editors would especially welcome submissions on key areas surrounding the value for money or cost-effectiveness of vaccines for COVID-19 and other key infectious diseases. The deadline for manuscript submissions is April … Read More

This article originally appeared on the World Health Organization website. Below is an excerpt. Incorrect interpretations of health information, which increase during outbreaks and disasters, often negatively impact people’s mental health and increase vaccine hesitancy, and can delay the provision of health care, a new WHO review shows. The authors conclude that the effects of … Read More

This newsletter is available in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. Over the last couple months, the Linked Immunisation Action Network has been focused on bringing together countries that recently transitioned from Gavi support for a multitude of exciting learning engagements. Azerbaijan and Georgia exchanged lessons on supporting national decision-making for new vaccine introduction, ten … Read More

Linked Network Facilitators chatted with representatives from the Steering Committee to learn more about their experiences working in immunisation, what they are most looking forward to from the network, as well as some fun, personal facts about themselves. This spotlight features Lakshmi Somatunga, Health Economist – Financing for Immunization, World Health Organization. Welcome to the … Read More

IHEA has announced the call for abstracts for the 15th World Congress on Health Economics in Cape Town, July 2023, which has the theme of Diversity in Health Economics. IHEA Congresses are well established as the forum to engage around the latest research findings in health economics from around the world, the implications of this … Read More

This resource round-up is available in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. A critical challenge facing middle-income countries (MICs) is effective and accurate reporting systems for tracking routine immunisation. Electronic immunisation registries (EIRs) track vaccinations at the individual level and throughout the life course and can integrate the tracking of coverage across different providers in … Read More

Research conducted in eight countries – Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Philippines, and Nigeria – is beginning to understand and target demand-side barriers to improve acceptance and uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine. This blog provides three cross-cutting behavioral insights that suggest opportunities to encourage COVID vaccine uptake in low-resource settings, despite persistent … Read More

Linked Network Facilitators chatted with representatives from the Steering Committee to learn more about their experiences working in immunisation, what they are most looking forward to from the network, as well as some fun, personal facts about themselves. This spotlight features Nathalie Vande Maele, Health Economist – Financing for Immunization, World Health Organization. How do … Read More

Linked Network Facilitators chatted with representatives from the Steering Committee to learn more about their experiences working in immunisation, what they are most looking forward to from the network, as well as some fun, personal facts about themselves. This spotlight features Shahira Malm, Immunisation Specialist, UNICEF. Welcome to the Linked Immunisation Action Network. How do … Read More