By: Kate Killand 22 November 2010 More than 12 million people in Burkino Faso will be the first to receive a new meningitis vaccine as part of an Africa-wide immunization plan, the World Health Organisation said on Monday. The vaccine, called MenAfriVac and made by Serum Institute of India, will be used to inoculate 450 […]
Mass Immunization Hopes to Stop Polio in Angola
By: Roxel 02 October 2010 Angola starts its bid to immunize children below five years old in accordance with the nation’s campaign to eradicate polio. The mass vaccination is a part of the countries series of programs to stop polio epidemic that accounts for the 24 children who are paralyzed in this year alone. According […]
GAVI and WHO: Vaccine Accountability Demanded
Lee and Harmer’s editorial marking 10 years of Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI)1 was published before discussion of a controversial press release issued by the World Health Organization jointly with GAVI and others in 2007 after the Bangladesh study on Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccination.2 3 4 The press release suggested that […]
Swine flu down, but not out
By: Stephen Turner, Peter C. Doherty, and Cal Thomas Originally published 11 October 2010 The World Health Organization has announced the end of the (H1N1) influenza A (H1N1) pandemic – what does this mean? In 2009, the new H1N1 pandemic virus exhibited several features that distinguished it from seasonal influenza: it caused major outbreaks […]
To Gardasil or Not?
By: Tina Case 12 November 2010 I have been closely following the news on the cervical cancer vaccine known as Gardasil. Cervical cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women according to the WHO (World Health Organization). Cervical cancer is responsible for over a quarter million deaths every year. But it is important to note – 85% of those in […]
