Updates

Annual Letter - 2017 Annual Report

08.10.18

For 25 years, Sabin has been a trusted partner, working with countries, the World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and regional stakeholders to improve immunization.

Global Action for Local Impact: Call for Abstracts for the 11th International Conference on Typhoid and Other Invasive Salmonelloses

08.01.18

When the Sabin Vaccine Institute’s Coalition against Typhoid held our most recent global conference in 2017, we could hardly have foreseen that it would be the

DRC Parliamentarians Develop Skills to Sustain Immunization Financing

07.25.18

On April 23, 2018, 43 parliamentarians, joined by government officials and partners, gathered in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, for a briefing on sustainable immunization financing.

Immunization in the Context of Adolescent Health Workshop - Americas

07.24.18 to 07.25.18

São Paulo, Brazil

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Navigating Transitions at the World Health Organization Global Immunization Meeting

07.12.18

During the last week in June, more than 200 members of the global immunization community, including stakeholders, partners and regional and country representatives, gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, for the 2018 Global Immunization Meeting.

IAIM Network Member Spotlight: Dolley Tshering

06.27.18

The success of immunization programs relies heavily on immunization program managers, who facilitate every aspect of immunization programs, from cost-effective procurement of vaccines to the vigilant monitoring of vaccine safety and efficacy.

Flu shot shortage hits Australia as Southern Hemisphere’s influenza season begins

06.15.18

Unprecedented demand for flu shots in Australia forced health authorities to ration the vaccines late last month amid a national influenza vaccine shortage.

Research in action: surveillance for enteric fever in Nepal

05.16.18

Disease surveillance studies are an important tool for determining the burden of a disease. By knowing how many people are impacted by a disease – and just as importantly, knowing where and at what age people are most effected – decision-makers can create informed and targeted health policy.

Georgian Leaders Gather to Discuss Immunization Regulations

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2018-05-07 08:30

TBILISI, GEORGIA — May 7, 2018 — Today, the Sabin Vaccine Institute and the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia, together with the Parliament of Georgia, assembled senior officials and stakeholders to evaluate and prioritize policies to improve routine immunization coverage in Georgia.

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The only way to make flu history: Change course now

04.27.18

The worst U.S. flu season in a decade appears to be winding down, but the truth is, it’s always flu season. Even now, as Americans begin to put away the thermometers, hand sanitizers and cough drops, researchers are preparing for the next flu season. As early as February, they began trying to predict which influenza strains will dominate so they can create the right cocktail for next season’s vaccine.

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