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The eleventh celebration of Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) was held from 20-27 April 2013.
VWA is an extraordinary effort led by the countries and territories of the Region to advance equity and access to vaccination. VWA activities strengthen the national immunization programs in the Americas by reaching out to populations with little access to regular health services, such as those populations living in urban fringes, rural and border areas and in indigenous communities. Since its inception in 2003, more than 410 million individuals of all ages have been vaccinated during campaigns conducted under the framework of VWA.
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Press Releases- Haiti will vaccinate against tetanus and neonatal tetanus during Vaccination Week in the Americas
- Vaccination, maternal-child health and cholera are top priorities for PAHO/WHO technical cooperation in Haiti
- Lanzamiento de la 11a Semana de la Vacunación en las Américas y 2ª Semana Mundial de Inmunizaciones
- Se inició 11° Semana de Vacunación de las Américas con lanzamiento binacional Perú-Ecuador
- Celebración de la Semana de Vacunación Infantil en Puerto Rico en el marco de la celebración de la Undécima Semana de la Vacunación de las Américas
- Belize and Guatemala jointly launch Vaccination Week in the Americas 2013
- Dr. Etienne is in Belize for the regional launch of the 11th annual Vaccination Week
- PAHO/WHO launches Vaccination Week in the Americas in Adjacency Zone between Benque Viejo and Melchor de Mencos
- La República Dominicana se suma a la Semana de Vacunación en las Américas 2013
- La 11a Semana de la Vacunación en las Américas buscará proteger en Panamá a más 140 mil personas contra una serie de enfermedades
- Décimo Primera Semana de Vacunación en Honduras incluirá campaña de desparasitación en cuatro departamentos del país
- Honduras inicia campaña de desparasitación contra geohelmintos en cuatro departamentos del país, en el marco de la Semana de la Vacunación
- Ministerio de Salud de Nicaragua lanza masiva campaña de vacunación
- Argentina lanza la Semana de Vacunación de las Américas enfocada en la inmunización contra la Hepatitis B
- New vaccine protects Haitian children from five diseases
- 11th Vaccination Week in the Americas seeks to protect 44 million people in 44 countries and territories against dangerous diseases
VWA 2012 Press ReleasesVaccination Weeks Around the World
- African Vaccination Week
- Eastern Mediterranean Vaccination Week
- European Immunization Week
- South-East Asia Vaccination Week
- Western Pacific Vaccination Week
- Border Health Commission-National Infant Immunization Week (USA-Mexico)
- CDC-National Infant Immunization Week (USA)
- National Immunization Awareness Week (Canada)
- World Immunization Week (World Health Organization)
Links of Interest
http://www.measlesrubellainitiative.org/
http://vaccineambassadors.org/
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/Global-Development/Vaccine-Delivery#
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