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IMMUNISATION RESOURCES
The overall objective of immunisation is to reduce the public health burden caused by vaccine-preventable diseases. To attain this objective certain elements need to be in place and these are collectively known as immunisation resources. These include service delivery; advocacy; training; and clinical issues.
There are other general documents that are helpful as immunisation resources.
1. State of the World's Vaccines and Immunisation (WHO, 2009)
The latest report of vaccination can be found by following this link (pdf, 2 114 Kb).
2. An Evaluation of Infant Immunisation in Africa: is a Transformation in Progress (WHO, 2007)
This article from the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation assesses the progress made towards meeting the goals of the African Regional Strategic Plan of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation between 2001 and 2005. Download file (pdf, 447 kb)
3. Global Immunisation Vision and Strategy 2006-2015 (WHO and UNICEF, 2005)
The Global Immunisation Vision and Strategy (GIVS) was developed jointly by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in consultation with other partners, in response to challenges to immunisation, including the need to protect more people and introducing new vaccines. GIVS is a framework that offers policy-makers and other stakeholders a unified vision of immunisation and a set of strategies from which countries can select those suited to their specific needs. It is presented in three parts:
4. Vaccine Introduction Guidelines - Adding a Vaccine to a National Immunisation Programme: Decision and Implementation (WHO, 2005)
This document is intended to help country decision-makers to decide whether to add a new vaccine into the country's national immunisation programme and also provides operational steps to ensure smooth introduction of a new vaccine. Download file (pdf, 795 kb).
5. The Value of Vaccination (2005)
This article from the journal World Economics, looks at the broader impact of immunisation programmes in both developed and developing countries, in particular, their economic effects via improved health. Download file (pdf, 117 Kb)
6. Economics of Immunisation: A Guide to the Literature and Other Resources (WHO, 2004)
This document is intended as a tool for donor agencies and ministries of health and finance, among others, and it identifies lterature and web resources on costing, cost-benefit analysis, financing, policy issues and related topics. Download file (pdf, 757 Kb).
7. The Case for Childhood Immunisation (CVP, 2002)
This document from the Children's Vaccine Program at PATH illustrates the many benefits of childhood immunisation. Download file (pdf, 933 Kb).
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