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Editorial Note
This week’s digest brings you a pick of the postings that have appeared on the forum from January to May 2010.
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The fifth annual Global Immunization Meeting was held in Geneva from 1 to 3 February 2010. The presentations were wide ranging and covered a variety of topics, including introduction of new vaccines, immunization financing, health system strengthening, etc.
Day 1: INTRODUCTION: TAKING STOCK
- Welcome and Objectives of the Meeting: D. Mafubelu, WHO
- Global Immunization Overview: J.M. Okwo-Bele, WHO (3.7MB)
- MDG and Health Systems: What's Immunization Got To Do With It?: M. Chopra, UNICEF (2.5MB)
- GAVI Alliance Update: J. Lob-Levyt, GAVI Alliance (6MB)
- Polio Eradication "What's Working? What's Not?": 2010–2012: B. Aylward, Global Polio Initiative, WHO (7.1MB)
- SAGE Update 2009: D. Salisbury, Chair, SAGE (896KB)
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For the first time, scientists at Oxford University have found a way of keeping vaccines stable without refrigeration even at tropical temperatures.
The technology has the potential to revolutionise vaccination efforts, particularly in the developing world, where infectious diseases kill millions of people every year, by removing the need for fridges, freezers and associated health infrastructure.
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The UNDP GEF Project on Healthcare Waste Management is excited to share its first project update report (in English, French, and Spanish). The goal of the project is to demonstrate best environmental practices and best available techniques for healthcare waste management to avoid dioxin and mercury releases in eight countries: Argentina, India, Latvia, Lebanon, Philippines, Senegal, Tanzania, and Vietnam. The project facilitates the implementation of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
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Works for WHO is a group created on Facebook, where you can find the latest short films made byy Ümit Kıvanç for the World Health Organization. The films make interesting viewing and include titles like 5 Senses and Shake and Tell.
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Current best practice as per the means available in most countries is to incinerate the glass syringes at 650+ Deg C, and then preferably compact them. Compaction prior to treatment is unwise since crushing could release pathogens and endanger health workers. Burial without sterilization poses risks as well unless the encapsulation pit is professionally made, and sure to be un-compromised for at least 20 years after the last syringe is placed in it. Autoclaving is also an option, but is technologically unfeasible at most locations due to the need for electrical power.
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PATH is pleased to share with you key findings on the technical and commercial feasibility of stabilizing vaccines. These findings are outlined within a recent guest editorial published in Human Vaccines.
In the editorial, PATH's Debra Kristensen, group leader of Vaccine Technologies, and Dexiang Chen, senior technical officer, reflect on nearly eight years of work with 33 collaborators to optimize the heat- and freeze-stability of seven vaccines.
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Photos Courtesy: Mojtaba Haghgou
Photo Courtesy: Ranjit Dhiman
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