In the Democratic Republic of Congo’s southwestern city of Matadi, a review of the country’s Comprehensive Multi-Year Plan (cMYP) for immunization for 2011-2015 took place from August 20-25.

Dengue Vaccine Initiative

The Dengue Vaccine Initiative (DVI) is a consortium of organizations working to lay the  groundwork for dengue vaccine introduction in endemic areas so that, once licensed,  vaccines to prevent dengue will be swiftly adopted by countries most in need. DVI builds on the momentum and capabilities of the Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative (PDVI) and focuses on creating an enabling environment for vaccine introduction and on maintaining a pipeline of vaccine candidates. 

Cambodia

Health system and EPI Program

In 1996, following decades of civil war, Cambodia undertook to reform its healthcare system.

Public health services are delivered through 76 health districts. The districts, which do not correspond to political jurisdictions, prepare annual plans and administer 930 health centers. A cadre of supervisors links the central level with 24 provincial health departments.

A debate is emerging about the potential use of genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes to combat dengue in the United States and in other countries around the world. Most recently, news out of Brazil indicated that the country plans to breed GM mosquitoes to stop the spread of dengue.

 

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) held a special event yesterday on World Hepatitis Day, recognizing three-time GRAMMY award winner Jon Secada for his work to bring about hepatitis awareness in the Americas. During the event, Jon Secada spoke about his personal experience losing his father to hepatitis C last year. He also spoke of his commitment to educating people in the Americas on the hepatitis viruses throughout his career and through the organization- along with Gregg Allman and Natalie Cole- “Tune In to Hep C”.

Sri Lanka is one of the latest countries to experience an alarming rise in dengue cases.

Last week, with the battle cry “every child deserves a 5th birthday,” UNICEF and governments of Ethiopia, India and the United States convened the Child Survival Call to Action, a meeting to mobil

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