Vaccines

Written by: Steven Lott Published: May 3, 2012 Stakeholders appeal to US government on global health issues in advance of World Health Assembly On April 30, the Office of Global Affairs, Health and Human Services held a Stakeholder Listening Session in advance of the 65th World Health Assembly. The Office... More » Tags: Articles, Global health, NCDs, Vaccines, USA	Written by: Steven Lott Published: May 24, 2011 64th World Health Assembly – resolutions and highlights This year's World Health Assembly saw an unprecedented social engagement, with updates and discussions being shared via twitter, facebook and other media. The... More » Tags: Articles, Global, Global health, Maternal health, NCDs, Neglected tropical diseases, Polio, Vaccines
Written by: Steven Lott Published: May 20, 2011 Global call for greater investment in immunization Today, health officials from around the world took the floor at the 64th World Health Assembly to support the Global Immunization Vision and Strategy. As... More » Tags: Articles, Global, Global health, Vaccines	Written by: Steven Lott Published: March 21, 2011 WHO begins review of Essential Medicines List; focus on child and maternal health Today marks the start of the 18th Meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines. At the weeklong meeting, held in Accra... More » Tags: Articles, Essential medicines, Global, Maternal health, Millenium Development Goals, Vaccines
Written by: Steven Lott Published: March 15, 2011 Vaccines save lives - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Vaccines are one of the most effective and cost-effective tools for preventing disease and improving global health. Below is an interesting animation narrated by... More » Tags: Articles, Global, Polio, Vaccines	Written by: Steven Lott Published: February 1, 2011 Polio & power of vaccines - focus of Gates Foundation 2011 letter The Gates Foundation yesterday released the 2011 Annual Letter from Bill Gates. This year's letter focuses on the significant global health impact of vaccines, with... More » Tags: Articles, Global, Polio, Vaccines
Written by: Steven Lott Published: January 24, 2011 New vaccine could save 1/2 million lives a year A new vaccine against pneumonia is being rolled out in Africa which estimates suggest could save more than half a million lives a year globally. (Source BBC... More » Tags: Africa, Articles, Pneumonia, Public-Private Partnerships, Vaccines	Written by: Steven Lott Published: January 29, 2010 Gates Foundation donates $10 Billion in call for decade of vaccines The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that they will commit $10 billion over the next 10 years to help research, develop and deliver vaccines for... More » Tags: Articles, Global, Vaccines
Written by: Steven Lott Published: October 21, 2009 Summary report: WHO/UNICEF/World Bank Briefing on the State of the World’s Vaccines and Immunization The joint WHO/UNICEF/World Bank briefing served primarily to launch their State of the World’s Vaccines and Immunization Report. While the report contained... More » Tags: Global, Reports, Vaccines