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MORE Immunization Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 45 - Week ending 14 November 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.45 - Week ending 14 November 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Influenza A(H1N1) Vaccine page Information on vaccine information on influenza A(H1N1) vaccine.  |More| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.44 - Week ending 7 November 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 44 - Week ending 7 November 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (44) ending 7 November 2009 Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication Nigeria, January 2008--July 2009  MMWR Polio Weekly Highlight, week (43) ending 31 October 2009 Update: Global wild polio cases, 2000-2009 Global wild polio cases Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 43 - Week ending 31 October 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.43 - Week ending 31 October 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Brochure: Immunization in the Americas, 2009 Summary This brochure highlights some of the achievements in immunization and summarizes 2008 key regional data in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (42) ending 24 October 2009 Decreasing AFP Rates in Latin American Countries  Descending AFP Rate Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.42 - Week ending 24 October 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 42 - Week ending 24 October 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.41 - Week ending 17 October 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (41) ending 17 October 2009 Officially Reported Wild Virus Cases on 20 October 2009   |More| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 41 - Week ending 17 October 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.40 - Week ending 10 October 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (40) ending 10 October 2009 Monthly distribution of Wild Poliovirus (WPV) cases, 2001-2009  Wild Poliovirus Cases Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 40 - Week ending 10 October 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 39 - Week ending 3 de octubre 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (39) ending 3 Octobert 2009 Technical Advisory Group on Vaccine-preventable Diseases (TAG) recommendation on polio containment   |More| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.39 - Week ending 3 October 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.38 - Week ending 26 September 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (38) ending 26 September 2009 Pilgrims Who Travel to Mecca This Fall Will Get an Oral Polio Vaccine on Arrival   |More| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 38 - Week ending 26 September 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.37 - Week ending 19 September 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 37 - Week ending 19 September 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 36 - Week ending 12 de septiembre 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.36 - Week ending 12 September 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 35 - Week ending 5 de septiembre 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.35 - Week ending 5 September 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (34) ending 29 August 2009 Comparison of 2008 and 2009 Data  AFP Data Comparison Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.34 - Week ending 29 August 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 34 - Week ending 29 de agosto 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 33 - Week ending 22 de agosto 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.33 - Week ending 22 August 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (33) ending 22 August 2009 Outbreak Management  |More| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.32 - Week ending 15 August 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 32 - Week ending 15 de agosto 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 31 - Week ending 8 de agosto 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.31 - Week ending 8 August 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (31) ending 8 August 2009 Officially reported wild virus cases (11 Aug 2009)  |More| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (30) ending 1 August 2009 Achieving polio eradication: a review of health communication evidence and lessons learned in India and Pakistan   |More| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.30 - Week ending 1 August 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 30 - Week ending 1 de agosto 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.29 - Week ending 25 July 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (29) ending 25 July 2009 Circulating Vaccine-derived Polioviruses Circulating VDPV Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 29 - Week ending 25 July 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Questions and Answers, A(H1N1) Questions and Answers Related to Vaccines for the New Influenza A(H1N1), 12 July 2009.   |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.28 - Week ending 18 July 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 28 - Week ending 18 July 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (28) ending 18 July 2009 Polio Eradication: Strengthening The Weakest Links   |More| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.27 - Week ending 11 July 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 27 - Week ending 11 July 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (27) ending 11 July 2009 Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication --- India, January 2007--May 2009 MMWR. July 10, 2009 / 58(26);719-723. MMWR Polio Weekly Highlight, week (26) ending 4 July 2009 Rate of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP), The Americas, 2008 Afp Rate, 2008 Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 26 - Week ending 4 Jule 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.26 - Week ending 4 July 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.25 - Week ending 27 June 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (25) ending 27 June 2009 Nathanson et al on US polio surveillance, 1956 and the Cutter incident in 1955.   |More| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 25 - Week ending 27 June 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (24) ending 20 June 2009 UN Head in Polio Eradication Call   |More| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 24 - Week ending 20 June 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.24 - Week ending 20 June 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (23) ending 13 June 2009 Wild Poliovirus-infected Districts*, 17 Dec 2008 – 16 Jun 2009 Wild Polio-infected Districts Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.23 - Week ending 13 June 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 23 - Week ending 13 June 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Questions and Answers, A(H1N1) - 2 May 2009 Questions and Answers Related to Vaccines for the New Influenza A(H1N1), 2 May 2009.   |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.22 - Week ending 6 June 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 22 - Week ending 6 June 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (22) ending 6 June 2009 US PRESIDENT OBAMA ON POLIO  |More| Data and Indicators of Rotavirus Surveillance in reporting countries, the Americas, 2008 Updated data of rotavirus in the Americas, 2008.  Immunization Newsletter, June 2009, Vol XXXI, Number 3 IN THIS ISSUE: Current Situation of Influenza A(H1N1); WHO Pandemic Alert Phases; Glossary and Definitions; Pandemics and Pandemic Threats; Facts About Influenza; Questions and Answers Related to Vaccines for the New Influenza A(H1N1); References; Advice for Individuals  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (21) ending 30 May 2009 SABIN-DERIVED POLIO CASE REPORTED BY ARGENTINA: MAY 2009 A vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) has been isolated in an AFP case in Argentina. The case is a 15-month old child with hypogammaglobulinemia. Control measures have been conducted by the national authorities. No other AFP cases were found. (Report available Only in Spanish)  Case of VDPV in Argentina Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 21 - Week ending 30 May 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.21 - Week ending 30 May 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.20 - Week ending 23 May 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (20) ending 23 May 2009 Polio in the World Health Assembly 2009   |More| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 20 - Week ending 23 May 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (19) ending 16 May 2009 Percent of AFP cases with one stool sample taken within 15 days of paralysis onset, Region of the Americas, 2007-2008 AFP with Adequate Sample Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 19 - Week ending 16 May 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.19 - Week ending 16 May 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Recent Advances in Immunization. Preparing for the influenza pandemic. Influenza pandemics, which over time have occurred at irregular and unpredictable intervals, have been associated with substantial human morbidity, mortality, and social disruption, as well as with significant economic losses.   |More in PDF| Pneumonias and Meningitis Bacterianas Field Guide   New Vaccine Field Guide   Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 18 - Week ending 9 May 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (18) ending 9 May 2009 Update: Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP)Cases Pending Classification, 2008 AFP Pending Final Classification Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.18 - Week ending 9 May 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (17) ending 2 May 2009 In response to the current outbreaks of A(H1N1) influenza, the polio surveillance network - comprising almost 3400 technical staff in more than 70 countries - has been requested to actively look for any unusual clusters of influenza-like cases. (Source: World Health Organization) Update: Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP)Cases Pending Classification, 2008 AFP Pending Classification Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 17 - Week ending 2 May 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.17 - Week ending 2 May 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 16 - Week ending 25 April 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 3, No. 4, April 2009 In this issue, with the spotlight on cancer: HPV Vaccine: Intervention in Adolescents; IARC Study on HPV Testing in Low-Resource Settings; WHO Position Paper on HPV Vaccines Just Released; WHO/PAHO Cryotherapy Guidelines; Call for Abstracts: International Cancer Control Congress; News Roundup.   |More in MSWord| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.16 - Week ending 25 April 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Seventh Vaccination Week in the Americas April 25, 2009 - May 02, 2009.- Vaccination Week in the Americas is an unparalleled effort led by the member countries of the Pan American Health Organization to vaccinate millions of people. In 2009, the seventh Vaccination Week in the Americas will happen between the 25th of April and May 2nd. This year, Vaccination Week will emphasize vaccination of the whole family, and the immunization of health workers. A Message from PAHO Director » Massive Multi-Country Drive Aims to Vaccinate 30 Million People [PAHO Press Release] . Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 15 - Week ending 18 April 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.15 - Week ending 18 April 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (15) ending 18 April 2009 Update: Global wild polio cases, 2000-2008  Global wild polio cases Polio Weekly Highlight, week (14) ending 11 April 2009 Update: Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP)Cases Pending Classification, 2008  |More| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 14 - Week ending 11 April 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.14 - Week ending 11 April 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Rubella Watch, March-April, 2009 Call to Measles-Rubella Surveillance Networks to Strengthen Influenza A(H1N1); President Lugo Chairs Launching of Measles-Rubella Campaign in El Chaco, South America; Argentina Makes Every Effort to Eliminate Rubella and CRS: Complementary Campaign in “Machos” aged 16 to 39 Years; City of Buenos Aires Initiates Complementary Rubella Vaccination Campaign; Measles Virus Importations: A Constant Fight for the Americas; South American TCC Meeting: South American Borders Measles- and Rubella-Free; Reasons for Vaccination in Border Areas   |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.13 - Week ending 4 April 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 13 - Week ending 4 April 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (13) ending 4 April 2009 Update: Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP)Cases Pending Classification, 2008 AFP Pending Classification Immunization Newsletter, April 2009, Vol XXXI, Number 2 IN THIS ISSUE: Panel of Experts: Documentation and Verification of Measles, Rubella, and CRS Elimination; Brazil: Vaccination Campaign to Eliminate Rubella; Health and Integration Processes in the Americas: Measles- and Rubella-free Borders; Rubella and CRS Elimination in the Americas: An Achievable Dream; Measles Virus Importations  |More in PDF| Epidemiological Alerts Archives, 2003–2008 (Note: Series renamed, formerly EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas.) The purpose of these alerts is to disseminate information on the latest public-health events that have been identified as risks to health, trade, and/or international travel. Most of these events are primarily due to infectious agents, while others are due to chemical or physical agents. The PAHO Epidemiological Alerts published at the regional level (for the Americas) complement the WHO Disease Outbreak News published at the global level. The latest issues can be found at the new site, 2009 onwards.  |More| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.12 - Week ending 28 March 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 12 - Week ending 28 March 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (12) ending 28 March 2009 Performance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2008 Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin Polio Weekly Highlight, week (11) ending 21 March 2009 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP)Cases Pending Classification, 2008 AFP Pending Classification Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 11 - Week ending 21 March 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.11 - Week ending 21 March 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.10 - Week ending 14 March 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 10 - Week ending 14 March 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (10) ending 14 March 2009 Progress towards poliomyelitis eradication in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2008 Poliomyelitis in Sudan: heightened risk of international spread Available at: http://www.who.int/wer/2009/wer8410/en/index.html  Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.9 - Week ending 7 March 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 9 - Week ending 7 March 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (9) ending 7 March 2009 Comparison of 2007 and 2008 Data  AFP Data Comaprison Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 8 - Week ending 28 February 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (8) ending 28 February 2009 Case definition for notification of poliomyelitis due to wild-type poliovirus under the IHR (2005)   |More| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.8 - Week ending 28 February 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Rubella Watch, January-February, 2009 "Brazil Rubella-free"; The Importance of Strengthening the Role of the Private Sector in Measles and Rubella Surveillance; Use of Rapid Coverage Monitoring in the Follow-up Campaign in Paraguay; Follow-up of International Contacts: Beyond the Borders of the Americas; Measles in Argentina and Chile: Virus Importations from Europe  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.7 - Week ending 21 February 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 7 - Week ending 21 February 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (7) ending 21 February 2009 Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years of Age, 2000-2008 Central America, Brazil, Mexico and the Caribbean  Andean Region and Southern Cone Polio Weekly Highlight, week (6) ending 14 February 2009 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) cases by Classification Status, the Americas, 2008 AFP Classification, 2008 Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.6 - Week ending 14 February 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 6 - Week ending 14 February 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 5 - Week ending 7 February 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.5 - Week ending 7 February 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (5) ending 7 February 2009 Estimating the Extent of VDPV  |More| Immunization Newsletter, February 2009, Vol XXXI, Number 1 IN THIS ISSUE: International Workshops on Injection Safety; Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network; HPV Vaccine Introduction in Panama; PAHO Revolving Fund: Vaccine and Syringe Prices, 2009; Key Training Messages for Injection Safety; Checklist of Resources for an Emergency Vaccine Retrieval and Storage Plan; A New Face for Rubella Watch  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.4 - Week ending 31 January 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 4 - Week ending 31 January 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 3 - Week ending 24 January 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 6, No. 2 (30 January 2009) This update focuses on the current situation of yellow fever in the South American and Caribbean countries and on measures being taken in the areas of surveillance, response, disease and vector control, and vaccination for persons at risk.  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.3 - Week ending 24 January 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 6, No. 1 (25 January 2009) This issue is an epidemiological alert on the increase in circulation of the jungle yellow fever virus in South America and the Caribbean, with information on actions taken in the areas of surveillance, response, and disease and vector control as well as vaccination of groups at risk.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 2 - Week ending 17 January 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.2 - Week ending 17 January 2008 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.1 - Week ending 10 January 2009 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 14, No.52 - Week ending 27 December 2008 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (2) ending 17 January 2009 Global wild polio cases, 1988-2008  Global polio cases Polio Weekly Highlight, week (1) ending 10 January 2009 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Rate per 100,000 Children <15 Years of Age, Latin America and the Caribbean, 2008* AFP Rate, 2008 Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 1 - Week ending 10 January 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 23, No. 53 - Week ending 3 January 2009 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 23, No. 52 - Week ending 27 December 2008 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 14, No.51 - Week ending 20 December 2008 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 23, No. 51 - Week ending 20 December 2008 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 14, No.50 - Week ending 13 December 2008 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 23, No. 50 - Week ending 13 December 2008 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (50) ending 13 December 2008 Albert Sabin and the Coalition to Eliminate Polio From the Americas  |More| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (49) ending 6 December 2008 Comparison of 2007 and 2008 Data Year to Date  Polio Data Comparison Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 23, No. 49 - Week ending 6 December 2008 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 14, No.49 - Week ending 6 December 2008 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Immunization Newsletter, December 2008, Vol XXX, Number 6 IN THIS ISSUE: St. Maarten Completes Two Vaccine Coverage Surveys; ProVac Workshop: The Case of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine; ProVac Workshop: Feedback from Country Teams ;Update on Certification of Polio Laboratory Containment; Measles/Rubella/CRS: Final Classification, 2007  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (48) ending 29 November 2008 Distribution of virus isolated from AFP cases, Latin America and the Caribbean, 2007-2008 Polio Virus Isolation, 2007-08 Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 14, No.48 - Week ending 29 November 2008 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 23, No. 48 - Week ending 29 November 2008 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Rubella Watch, November-December, 2008 Only you are left-- Brazil rubella-free; Cuiabá gives its all to locate unvaccinated people; Encouraging Words from the Immunization Coordinator on the Brazil Rubella Campaign; Meeting of the Panel of Experts on the Documentation and Verification of Measles, Rubella and CRS Elimination; Measles in the Post –elimination Era: Preparation for a Rapid Response  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Highlight, week (47) ending 22 November 2008 Proportion of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) cases pending classification, the Americas, 2008 AFP Pending Classification Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 23, No. 47 - Week ending 22 November 2008 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators  |More in PDF| Measles Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 14, No.47 - Week ending 22 November 2008 Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Americas.  |More in PDF| Operating Procedures of the PAHO Revolving Fund, October 2008 Operating Procedures of the Revolving Fund for the Purchase of Vaccines, Syringes, and Other Related Supplies through the Pan American Health Organization. Other versions: Spanish, French, Portuguese.  |More in PDF| CD48/INF/8 - PAHO Procurement Mechanisms for Strategic Supplies, including Vaccines CD48/INF/8, PAHO Procurement Mechanisms for Strategic Supplies, including Vaccines  |More in PDF| Guide for Organizing Large-Scale Dog Rabies Vaccination Days The purpose of this Guide is to construct an instrument that permits (1) staff members from Public Health Services to obtain systematized information to guide them on how to organize, carry out, and evaluate vaccination campaign activities; and (2) explicitly indicate the role of the various institutional and social actors--be they public or private, from the national, intermediate, municipal, or local level--in the different phases or stages of vaccination campaigns to definitively interrupt the circulation of the rabies virus in the canine population. This page gives a summary and access to the full text in Spanish.  |More| Current WHO Guide for Rabies Pre- and Post-Exposure Treatment in Humans This 24-page handbook from WHO/CSR serves as a quick reference handbook with clinical guidelines for providing treatment to persons exposed to rabies.  WHO PAHO Today - July 2008 Edition PAHO Today is the newsletter of the Pan American Health Organization. In this edition: Vaccination Week '08 Advances toward Record Goals, HPV Vaccine Eyed as Part of Cervical Cancer Strategy, Global Health Leaders Tackle Top Issues, Safe Surgery Checklist Launched at PAHO, more.  |More| Honorary Commission to Fight TB and Prevalent Diseases This new medical site based in Uruguay offers a wealth of information (in Spanish) on the fight against tuberculosis, vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization information, both for the public and for health professionals, with guidelines, manuals (bacteriological and other), statistics, laboratories, bacteriology, etc. Honorary Commission to Fight TB and Prevalent Diseases Action Now: For the lives of mothers, newborns, and children Regional Launch of the Global Initiative. "... There can be no delay. Every year, over 22,000 women in the Region die from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, along with nearly 400,000 children under the age of 5. Worldwide, in the brief time required to read this article, four women who are pregnant or giving birth and 80 boys and girls under 5 will die ... " PAHO-PMNCH Article » WHO South-South cooperation for MDGs 4 and 5 » more news » Director's Newsletter » PAHO in the 21st Century: Leadership and Cooperation in Public Health. Progress toward fulfilling the initial commitments to cooperation in public health in the period of 2003-2007. Publications and reports » Health Agenda for the Americas 2008-2017. Health priorities that the governments of the Americas propose to tackle over the next decade. Español / Português / Français . Venezuela carries out with universal standards on vaccination Venezuela has achieved to carry out with the universal standards on vaccination, ratified the director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Mirta Roses. The maximum health authority of the continent expressed that the coverage reached by Venezuela show that there is a great sense of organization and coordination for the work, not only with the campaign against rubella but also what is being fulfilled with the Vaccination Week in the Americas.  |More| |More in PDF| Vaccination: An Act of Love that Transcends Borders The benefits of vaccination know no borders. Vaccination is one of the most effective and efficient ways to put health within the reach of all. Director's Article » Newsletter » PAHO in the 21st Century: Leadership and Cooperation in Public Health. PAHO's publication that presents the progress toward fulfilling the initial commitments to cooperation in public health in the period of 2003-2007 developed by the Organization to serve the Member States.Publications and reports » Health Agenda for the Americas 2008-2017. The hemisphere's top health policy authorities have launched the Health Agenda for the Americas, setting out the health priorities the governments propose to tackle over the next decade. Release » English / Español / Português / Français . Vaccination week in the Americas advances on goals Regional objective: Vaccinate 62 million people With a spirit of integration and Pan-Americanism, health authorities carried out launches and immunization activities in all countries and territories of the Americas this week, working to vaccinate 62 million children, young people and adults throughout the Region, including indigenous populations in border areas.  |More| ../../../Images/DD/PIN/vwa2008_ps3.jpg A message from PAHO Director. 6th. Vaccination Week in the Americas. 19-26 April 2008.- "Vaccination Week in the Americas is an example and reminder of the best of Pan Americanism," said PAHO Director Dr. Mirta Roses. "We are consolidating a true participatory culture for prevention throughout the Americas." Message » Vaccination week in the Americas advances on goals . PAHO Director at the launching of the VI Vaccination Week in the Americas April 19-26, 2008.- Vaccination Week in the Americas 2008. Pictures from the launching event. VWA_April2008.ppt EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 5, No. 11 (31 March 2008) This issue provides updated information on yellow fever cases in Argentina and ongoing immunization and vector control activities.  |More| Vaccination Week in the Americas 2008 Vaccination Week in the Americas is an initiative of the countries of the Americas and the Caribbean to revitalize the political commitment to vaccination and promote a culture of prevention.  |More| EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 5, No. 10 (27 March 2008) This issue links to the PAHO/WHO statement providing the results of the investigation of serious adverse events that occurred in October 2007 after the earthquake in Peru following administration of yellow fever vaccine (substrain 17DD) manufactured by Bio-Manguinhos, Brazil, including conclusions of the expert group and their recommendations.   |More| EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 5, No. 7 (13 March 2008) This issue provides ongoing coverage of the yellow fever (YF) outbreak in Paraguay and Argentina, with details on the number of cases and deaths reported to date, ongoing vaccination efforts, adverse reactions to the vaccine, and monitoring results.  |More| EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 5, No. 6 (25 February 2008) This issue provides up-to-the-minute information on the yellow fever situation in Paraguay, where measures have been stepped up to deal with the outbreak (more vaccine, vector control measures, international support) to deal with the jungle and urban variety of the disease.  |More| EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 5, No. 5 (20 February 2008) This issue follows up on yellow fever cases in Paraguay in the department of San Pedro and in a town close to the national capital, and describes the efforts underway to contain the spread of the disease and protect the population.  |More| EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 5, No. 4 (11 February 2008) This issue covers the spread of jungle yellow fever (JYF) among primates and humans in parts of Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina, and the intensified vaccination efforts underway to protect the population living in or travelling to affected areas.  |More| Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) page Vaccination Week in the Americas Page  |More| Number of Rubella Cases in the Americas Number of reported and confirmed rubella cases in the Americas collected from 1997-2007. Data was taken from country reports to the EPI Tables and the PAHO-WHO/UNICEF joint reporting forms (JRF).  |More in PDF| Measles Elimination Field Guide, Second Edition The Measles Elimination Field Guide aims to provide health authorities, medical officers, and other health personnel involved in measles elimination at national, state, and local levels with a step-by-step manual for setting up and carrying out activities to eliminate measles and those activities required to sustain its elimination. Download PDF Enhancing evidence-based capacity to make informed policy decisions on the introduction of new vaccines in the Americas: PAHO’s ProVac Initiative New life-saving vaccines being introduced, such as Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Pneumococcal, Rotavirus and Influenza, have significantly higher prices than previous vaccines. As health sector budgets grow slowly, resources have to be allocated more prudently and consider competing options. Decision makers in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) increasingly require economic analysis to support decision-making for new vaccines, in addition to demographic, epidemiologic, and management data.   |More| The Role of National Influenza Centres (NICs) during Interpandemic, Pandemic Alert and Pandemic Periods National Influenza Centres (NICs) are the backbone of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network (GISN), working to protect global public health by updating seasonal influenza vaccine compositions and functioning as a global alert mechanism for the emergence of influenza viruses with pandemic potential. As a result, it has contributed greatly to the understanding of influenza epidemiology and supporting WHO recommendations for surveillance and vaccine preparation. The Role of National Influenza Centres (NICs)-WHO WHA60.28--Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Sharing of Influenza Viruses and Access to Vaccines and Other Benefits This resolution of the 60th World Health Assembly en 2007 constitutes the WHO global mandate for pandemic and avian influenza, which has been adopted by PAHO for the Americas. WHA60.28 Immunization Country Profiles in the Americas Country profiles  XVII Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Abstract, 2006 Abstract book of the The XVII Technical Advisory Group(TAG) Meeting on Vaccine Preventable-Diseases of the Pan American Health Organization, held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, July 2006.  |More in PDF| Elimination of rubella and CRS, 2006 Powerpoint presentation on the Elimination of rubella and CRS in the Region of the Americas: Getting closer to the goal  |More in PDF| Elimination of Rubella and CRS-Laboratory Diagnostics, 2006 Powerpoint presentation on Considerations, management and laboratory support for the Elimination of Rubella and CRS  |More in PDF| Smallpox (WHO Fact Sheet) This official WHO fact sheet provides basic information on smallpox, an acute contagious disease caused by variola virus, a member of the orthopoxvirus family. Smallpox is transmitted from person to person by infected aerosols and air droplets spread in face-to-face contact with an infected person after fever has begun, especially if symptoms include coughing. The disease can also be transmitted by contaminated clothes and bedding, though the risk of infection from this source is much lower. Vaccine administered up to 4 days after exposure to the virus, and before the rash appears, provides protective immunity and can prevent infection or ameliorate the severity of the disease. No effective treatment, other than the management of symptoms, is currently available. A number of compounds are under investigation as chemotherapeutic agents. One of these, Cidofovir, has produced promising results in laboratory studies. During outbreaks, emphasis must be placed on preventing epidemic spread. The global eradication of smallpox was certified by WHO in 1980.  WHO XVII Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Meeting on Vaccine Preventable-Diseases, 2006 Final report of the The XVII Technical Advisory Group(TAG) Meeting on Vaccine Preventable-Diseases of the Pan American Health Organization, held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, July 2006.  |More in PDF| PAHO Today - August 2006 Edition PAHO Today is the newsletter of the Pan American Health Organization. In this edition: Remembering Dr. Lee, World Health Assembly Set New Priorities for Global Health, PAHO Assists U.N. Pandemic Flu Efforts, more.  |More| Toward Universal Access to HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment: 3 by 5 Report for the Americas As governments, organizations, and individuals strive to combat AIDS deaths and the spread of HIV, we must all aim high. The magnitude of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its potential to spread require high level planning and large scale action. When the World Health Organization and the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS set the goal to treat three million people with antiretrovirals by 2005, it was with this aim to think big and achieve commensurate gains.  |More in PDF| Communicable Disease Prevention and Control at PAHO: Aims, Strategies and Lines of Action This page summarizes the mission, objectives, strategies and lines of action of the PAHO Communicable Disease Unit and describes what it hopes to accomplish through technical cooperation.  |More| CE138/11 - Regional Strategy for Sustaining National Immunization Programs in the Americas Agenda item 4.3 for the 138th session of the Executive Committee of PAHO, Washington, D.C., 19-23 June 2006.  |More in PDF| Seasonal Influenza This page offers an organized listing of all PAHO documents on the topic of seasonal influenza, as well as links to other sites with relevant information, primarily at WHO and in the Region of the Americas.  |More| Control of Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Haemophilus influenzae type b and Hepatitis B Field Guide, 2005 Given the widespread use of a combination vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), and hepatitis B (referred to here as pentavalent vaccine) in the Americas, this guide addresses all five diseases prevented by this vaccine.  |More in PDF| Eradication of Poliomyelitis Field Guide, Third Edition, 2005 This Poliomyelitis Eradication Field Guide presents information and strategies that health workers in the Americas should be familiar with in order to keep the hemisphere polio-free. Download PDF file PAHO Today - November 2005 Edition PAHO Today is the newsletter of the Pan American Health Organization, published three times a year. In this edition: WHO's Director-General Warns PAHO Member Countries on Pandemic Flu, Ministers of Health of the Americas Set Policies for 2006 and Beyond, PAHO Training Program in International Health - Two Decades Shaping Health Leadership in the Americas, more.  |More| Influenza: Technical Module (Peru) This technical document in Spanish, put together by the General Office of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health of Peru and the National Institute of Health of Peru offers up-to-date information in the form of a manual on influenza for doctors and laboratory technicians working in the country. Handbook in Spanish Measles page Measles vaccine homepage  |More| Immunization Guides This series is the gold standard for hands-on, highly practical field guides for use by national immunization programs in their battle against vaccine preventable diseases. Each guide describes the clinical and epidemiological aspects of a specific disease and offers targeted strategies for its prevention and control.  |More| Quality of Vaccines to Be Purchased by the PAHO/Revolving Fund This 9-slide PowerPoint PDF presentation gives details on the vaccine assessment process to verify that the vaccines (a) meet the specifications of the relevant UN Agencies; and (b) are produced and overseen in accordance with the principles recommended by WHO, including those for good manufacturing practices (GMP). This is intended to ensure that vaccines used in national immunization services in different countries are safe and effective and that they meet particular operational specifications for packaging and presentation.  |More in PDF| Introduction of New and Underutilized Vaccines: Assuring Vaccine Supplies for the Americas The purpose of this 15-slide PowerPoint PDF presentation is to (1) review Regional Program strategies; (b) discuss PAHO’s approach to technical assistance to countries; and highlight importance of sustaining vaccine supplies for new products.  |More in PDF| Revolving Fund Assessment: A Collaborative Initiative by Countries, Suppliers and PAHO This 13-slide PowerPoint PDF presentation focuses on evaluating Revolving Fund activies in providing vaccines and supplies to the countries. This initiative involves partnership with the Latin American Logistics Center and Georgetown University.  |More in PDF| Neonatal Elimination Field Guide, 2005 The primary aim of the Neonatal Tetanus Elimination Field Guide is to provide those who already have managed to reduce the incidence of this disease to zero, as well as medical officers and other health personnel involved in neonatal tetanus elimination efforts at national, state, and local levels, with a step-by-step guide for setting up and carrying out control and elimination activities.  |More in PDF| Immunization Field Guides, 2005 Technical documents to aid health workiers in control and eradication of vaccine-preventable diseases.   |More| PAHO Today - September 2005 Edition PAHO Today is the newsletter of the Pan American Health Organization, published three times a year. In this edition: Inequity Impedes Progress on Millennium Development Goals, Planning for the Flu Pandemic, Scaling Up HIV/AIDS Care, more.  |More| Seasonal Influenza Resource Sites This comprehensive list of information resources on influenza is arranged by host site. It includes keywords with each entry to enable a simple find search, using the following categories: adolescents, adults, children, disease management, drugs, educational, elderly, fact sheet, frequently asked questions, guidelines, immunization, microbiology, multilingual, multimedia, news, parents, press release, research, resource page, surveillance, toolkit, travel, vaccines, weekly report.   |More| EPI Newsletter/Immunization Newsletter Publication The EPI Newsletter was established in May of 1979, and is produced every two months in English and Spanish. Its purpose is to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information concerning immunization programs in the Region, in order to promote greater knowledge of the problems faced and their possible solutions.  |More| PAHO Plans Response to New HPV Vaccine The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a process to respond to the introduction – sometime in mid-2006 – of a vaccine to immunize against a virus associated with cervical cancer.  |More| Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER): Vol. 80, No. 33, pp. 277-288 This issue contains two articles on influenza: Outbreak news on H5N1 avian influenza: first steps towards development of a human vaccine; and Influenza Vaccines: WHO Position Paper. The theme of the latter is seasonal influenza and the effects of antiviral vaccines on public health, in the framework of large-scale vaccine programs. WHO/WER WHO Guidelines on the Use of Vaccines and Antivirals during Influenza Pandemics This document provides guidance to health policy-makers and national authorities on planning principles and options for the prioritization of vaccine and antiviral use during an influenza pandemic. It includes recommendations on actions that can improve future supply for the many countries that currently have no national vaccine or antiviral production. The link below provides access to the WHO abstract and full text. WHO/CSR Pan American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 18 No. 1 July 2005 Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 18 No. 1 July 2005 Online Bookstore Perspectives in Health - Volume 10, Number 2, 2005 Magazine published by the Pan American Health Organization. This edition features the following articles: Bird Flu: Communicating the Risk - The Man Who Made Polio History - All He Talks About Is Sex - Mothers and Children: Make Them Count - Kids' Sports for Life  |More| Workshop on the Epidemiology and Surveillance of Influenza and Other Respiratory Diseases (Decatur, Georgia, USA, 9–13 May 2005) The objectives of this meeting were (1) to discuss activities on the epidemiological and virological surveillance of influenza and analyze the subject of pandemic influenza, as well as present basic and advanced methods of influenza prevention and control; and (2) to find out the degree of progress made in the countries and coordinate development of National Preparedness Plans for a possible influenza pandemic, and to provide tools to assist in the planning process and discuss vaccines and antivirals as prevention and control methods, with a view to a possible pandemic. This page offers the executive summary and access to other conference documentation in Spanish.   |More| Vaccination Week: Thousands of Health Workers in Remote Areas Vaccination Week in the Americas is proceeding as planned, with legions of health workers heading deep into remote areas, border communities and marginal urban areas to reach people who have not received vaccines.  |More| ../../../Images/DD/PIN/vaccine_bol.jpg XVI Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Abstract, 2004 Abstract book of the The XVI Technical Advisory Group(TAG) Meeting on Vaccine Preventable-Diseases of the Pan American Health Organization, held in Mexico City, Mexico, November 2004.  |More in PDF| Disasters: Preparedness and Mitigation in the Americas-January 2005, No. 98 The disaster in South East Asia and the handling of dead bodies after disasters are the main topics of this issue. Also included are the results of a survey on PAHO's disaster publications. HTML  |More in PDF| Polio Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 20, No. 6 - Week ending 12 February 2005 Poliovirus surveillance - AFP cases and indicators   |More in PDF| PAHO-CDC Generic Proposal for Influenza Surveillance Given the need to expand influenza surveillance, PAHO--in collaboration with CDC-- developed a new Generic Protocol for Influenza Surveillance (GPIS). The GPIS seeks to harmonize influenza surveillance throughout the Region and ensure that any single case of influenza caused by a new viral subtype be detected, as required by the IHR 2005.  |More| |More in PDF| XVI Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Meeting on Vaccine Preventable-Diseases, 2004 Final report of the The XVI Technical Advisory Group(TAG) Meeting on Vaccine Preventable-Diseases of the Pan American Health Organization, held in Mexico City, Mexico, November 3-5, 2004.  |More in PDF| Regional Core Health Data System - Indicators Glossary Definition, technical note, type, measure units, categories, and subcategories for each indicator in the Regional Core Health Data System  |More| EID Weekly Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 2, No. 21—24 June 2004 This week's issue focuses on a report confirming the circulation of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Puerto Rico, and on the current situation of Jungle Yellow Fever (JYF) in the Americas, with information on outbreaks in Peru and Bolivia.  |More| Vaccines: Preventing Disease and Protecting Health This publications features numerous chapters related to Child Health, including "The Burden of Congenital Rubella Syndrome," "A New Vaccine for Polio?" and others.   |More| Online Bookstore Perspectives in Health - Volume 8, Number 3, 2003 Magazine published three times a year by the Pan American Health Organization. This edition features the following articles: The Violence Pandemic - Chronicling the End of Polio - Battling over Biotechnology - Crusaders for Animal Health - Purple Death: The Great Flu of 1918  |More| EID Weekly Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol.1, No. 24—24 December 2003 This issue offers up-to-date information on measles in the Americas.  |More| Vaccines and Immunization home page Vaccines and Immunization home page.  |More| Perspectives in Health - Volume 8, Number 2, 2003 Magazine published three times a year by the Pan American Health Organization. This edition features the following articles: Alma-Ata Revisited - Love, Tears, Betrayal ...and Health Messages - An Act of Love: Vaccination Week in the Americas - Cuba's Jewel of Tropical Medicine - Hasta la Vista, Paradise!  |More| PAHO Today Special Edition: First Vaccination Week of the Americas This special edition of PAHO Today, the newsletter of the Pan American Health Organization, provides coverage of the First Vaccination Week of the Americas.  |More| PAHO Today - June 2003 Edition PAHO Today is the newsletter of the Pan American Health Organization, published three times a year. In this edition: Health in the Americas Week, Agriculture and Health, Biotech Food, SARS Prompts Strong Response, Americas Hold Vaccination Week, more.  |More| Pan American Journal of Public Health - Vol. 13, No. 4, April 2003 Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública /Pan American Journal of Public Health - Vol. 13, No. 4, April 2003  |More| PAHO Today - January 2003 Edition PAHO Today is the newsletter of the Pan American Health Organization, published three times a year. In this edition: A Century of Partnerships, New Director to Take Helm, Vaccines: Successes and Challenges, more.  |More| XV Technical Advisory Group Meeting on Vaccine Preventable-Diseases (TAG) Conclusions and Recommendations of the The XV Technical Advisory Group Meeting on Vaccine Preventable-Diseases (TAG) of the Pan American Health Organization, was held in Washington, DC, USA, November 22-23, 2002  |More in PDF| Pan American Journal of Public Health - Vol 12, No. 4, October 2002 Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública /Pan American Journal of Public Health - Vol 12, No. 4, October 2002 Online Bookstore Rubella page Rubella vaccine page displays information and activities on rubella and congenital rubella syndrome(CRS) occuring in the Americas.  |More| Perspectives in Health - Volume 7, Number 2, 2002 Magazine published three times a year by the Pan American Health Organization. This edition features the following articles: A New Guard, a Second Century - Protecting Our Progeny: The Future of Vaccines - Hurrying Toward Disaster? - The Next Revolution: Who's Ready, Who's Not? - The Future Value of Health   |More| Technical Guidelines for Disaster Situations - Index Practical Public Health Information for disaster situations prepared by PAHO's technical divisions.  |More| Perspectives in Health - Volume 6, Number 1, 2001 Magazine published twice a year by the Pan American Health Organization. This edition features the following articles: El Salvador After the Earthquake: A Photo Story - Diary of a Disaster Relief Mission in India -Confronting AIDS in the Caribbean: Major New Efforts Underway - Kissing the Assassin Bug Goodbye - Pairing Up Saves Mothers in Central America - The Balmis-Salvany Smallpox Expedition: The First Public Health Vaccination Campaign in South America - A Cold Nose and a Warm Heart  |More| XIV Technical Advisory Group Meeting on Vaccine Preventable-Diseases (TAG) Conclusions and Recommendations of the The XIV Technical Advisory Group Meeting on Vaccine Preventable-Diseases (TAG) of the Pan American Health Organization, was held in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, October 2-5, 2000  |More| |More in PDF| Photo Gallery: Immunization This is just a sample of the photographs available at the Public Information Office of the Pan American Health Organization. The resolution is suitable for use on web pages, higher resolutions are available upon request. The photos are free to use, but credit should be given to the Pan American Health Organization.   |More| Technical Guidelines for Disaster Situations - Immunization Practical Public Health Information for disaster situations prepared by PAHO's technical divisions.  |More| XIII Technical Advisory Group Meeting on Vaccine Preventable-Diseases (TAG) Conclusions and Recommendations of the The XIII Technical Advisory Group Meeting on Vaccine Preventable-Diseases (TAG) of the Pan American Health Organization, was held in Hull, Quebec, April 12-16, 1999. Formed in 1985 during the polio eradication campaign, the TAG meets every two years and functions as the leading forum to promote regional initiatives aimed at controlling and eliminating vaccine-preventable diseases. One of its main objectives has been to strengthen the policy dialogue on immunization among governments in the Region and participating agencies.   |More in PDF| Perspectives in Health - Volume 3, Number 2, 1998 Magazine published twice a year by the Pan American Health Organization. This edition features the following articles: Creating Promise Out of Longer Life - Peru Faces Off Against El Niño - Vaccines: The Wave of the Future - Oswaldo Cruz: Blazing The Frontiers of Brazilian Public Health - Hurricane Mitch.  |More| XII Technical Advisory Group Meeting on Vaccine Preventable-Diseases (TAG) The Twelfth Technical Advisory Group Meeting on Vaccine Preventable-Diseases (TAG) of the Pan American Health Organization, was held in Guatemala, September 8-12, 1997. Formed in 1985 during the polio eradication campaign, the TAG meets every two years and functions as the leading forum to promote regional initiatives aimed at controlling and eliminating vaccine-preventable diseases. One of its main objectives has been to strengthen the policy dialogue on immunization among governments in the Region and participating agencies.  |More| Neonatal Tetanus Elimination Field Guide, 1993 The primary aim of the Neonatal Tetanus Elimination Field Guide is to provide medical officers and other health personnel involved in neonatal tetanus elimination efforts at national, state, and local levels with a step- by-step guide for setting up and carrying out control and elimination activities. (© PAHO, 1993)  |More in PDF|

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