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The economic and social benefits of childhood vaccinations in BRICS
Andrew J. Mirelman, Sachiko Ozawa, Simrun Grewal
The international community has successfully promoted childhood vaccination as an essential public health intervention. This has been accomplished through efforts such as the World Health...
Journal articlePlanning, budgeting and financingPerformance monitoringCoverage monitoringNew vaccine introductionEnglishHaemophilus influenzaeWestern Pacific RegionEuropean RegionSouth-East Asia RegionRegion of the AmericasAfrican RegionGavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Tracking progress toward global polio eradication, 2010–2011
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
In January 2012, polio eradication was declared a \"programmatic emergency for global public health\" by the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) (1). Since the Global Polio...
Journal articleCoverage monitoringEnglishPolioWestern Pacific RegionEastern Mediterranean RegionEuropean RegionSouth-East Asia RegionAfrican Region
Evidence-to-policy gap on hepatitis A vaccine adoption in 6 countries: Literature vs. policymakers’ beliefs
Sachiko Ozawa et al.
Triangulation of results from two methods captured a richer story behind vaccine adoption decisions for hepatitis A. The discrepancy between policymakers’ beliefs and existing data suggest a...
Journal articlePlanning, budgeting and financingNew vaccine introductionData reportingPolicy and legislationEnglishHepatitis AWestern Pacific RegionEuropean RegionSouth-East Asia RegionRegion of the Americas