[PDF] Top 20 Expanded program on immunization

... The Spe c ial Program consolidates all those ac ti vi ti es of te c hnical coopera ti on of th e Organization in the areas of vaccine resear c h, development, li c ensin g , production, [r] ... See full document

... Having reviewed the report of the Director on the progress made by the Expanded Program on Immunization and the regional initiative for the elimination of measles from the Americas by t[r] ... See full document

... the Program, and to provide maximum long-term support through the WHO Voluntary Fund for Health Promotion (Special Account for the Expanded Program on Immunization) or on a ... See full document

... that immunization programs constitute one of the highest priorities of the Region; Having noted that immunization coverage in the Region remains low, particularly for children under one year of age and ... See full document

... CD25/14) on the Expanded Program on Immunization and noting the limited funds allocated to it in the regular budget for 1978 and 1979; Having reviewed the general policy recommendations ... See full document

... Under the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) and the stimulus of achieving the goal of Universal Childhood Immunization by 1990, national programs are now increasin[r] ... See full document

... Assembly in May 1974, established the "Global Expanded Program on Immuniza- tion." In brief, this resolution called on Member States to "develop or maintain i[r] ... See full document

... To determine the antigenic potency ofmeasles vaccine samples available at the time visits were made to local clinics, regional health storage sites, and the centr[r] ... See full document

... To authorize the Director, in order to seek the full capitalization of the Fund, to pursue various. alternatives proposed, as long as they do not involve the use of the PAHO regular budg[r] ... See full document

... Resolution XXI of the XXVI Meeting of the Directing Council requested the Director to study the possibility of establishing a regional focal point for cold chain [r] ... See full document

... In the United Kingdom, how- ever, the National Childhood Encephalopathy Study found a statistically significant associa- tion between the onset of acute neurologic [r] ... See full document

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... As indicated in Document CD25/14 submitted to the XXV Meeting of the Directing Council, the estimated requirement for capitalization of the Revolving Fund was estab[r] ... See full document

... To authorize the Director to transfer unrequired funds over and above a minimum Reserve Account balance of US_I00,000 to the EPI Revolving Fund as additional capital. To further authoriz[r] ... See full document

... Brazil is producing measles vaccine, while Mexico has developed a production capa- bility for both measles and oral polio vaccines.. Cuba is developing a measles vaccin[r] ... See full document

... women and for the reduction of the morbidity and mortality of the diseases involved;.. b) Use immunization coverage in children under one year of age and pregnant women as an. important [r] ... See full document

... PAHO/WHO has encouraged research and development of new types of refri- gerators and vaccine carriers applicable to immunization programs in the Region. Research is proced[r] ... See full document

... The five major areas of PAHO's technical cooperation are related to training, purchase of vaccines and related supplies through the operation of a Revolving Fund, [r] ... See full document

... 1. To congratulate the Director on the report presented. To reaffirm its full commitment to reach the overall goals of the EPI by 1990. To accept the Proposal for Action for the eradicat[r] ... See full document

... To implement the hemispheric effort to eradicate indigenous transmission of wild poliovirus, a high level of coordination among the countries and the international a[r] ... See full document