Strengthening immunisation systems and introduction of hepatitis B vaccine in Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States, 3rd meeting, Kyiv, Ukraine, May 25-28, 2004

Background Documents in portofolio and CD ROM

• Report of sub-regional workshop on the introduction of new vaccines and on strengthening of national immunization programmes, Kyiv, January 2003 (to be provide by WHO, download English version (pdf, 326 Kb) download Russian version (pdf,  568 Kb)
• ETAGE (this is the WHO European Technical Advisory Group) recommendations on Rubella vaccine use during SIA (September 2003); on Safety of Hepatitis B vaccine (March 2004) and on Safety of MMR (March 2004) download English version (pdf, 174 Kb) down load Russian version (pdf, 158 Kb) Electronic Russian version not yet received
• Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, WER 2003, 78, 17 – 20  download English version (pdf, 224 Kb)
• Fourth meeting of the Steering Committee on Immunization Safety. Conclusions and recommendations, WER, 2003, 78, 277 – 284  download English version (pdf, 448 Kb) down load Russian version (pdf, 152 Kb)
• Questions and Answers on Vaccine Safety  download English version (pdf, 46 Kb) download Russian version (pdf, 76 Kb)
• The Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety reassuring about the risk of childhood leukaemia following hepatitis B vaccination  download English version (pdf, 81 Kb) download Russian version (pdf, 109 Kb)
• Living with chronic hepatitis B , brochure, download English version (pdf, 437 Kb)  download Russian version (pdf, 955 Kb)
• Prevent hepatitis A, brochure, download English version (pdf, 165 Kb)  download Russian version (pdf, 356 Kb)
• Prevent hepatitis B, get vaccinated, brochure, download English version (pdf, 792 Kb)  download Russian version (pdf, 291 Kb)
• Hepatitis C prevention, brochure, download English version (pdf, 278 Kb)  download Russian version (pdf, 299 Kb)
• Living with Chronic Hepatitis C, brochure, download English version (pdf, 371 Kb)  download Russian version (pdf, 717 Kb)
• Meeting report Stengthening immunization systems and introduction of Hepatitis B vaccine in CEE and NIS, St Petersburg 2001 download English version (pdf, 626 Kb) download Russian version (pdf, 613 Kb)
• Viral Hepatitis Volume 12 N 1 Hepatitis B Vaccination: safety issues download English version (pdf, 747 Kb) download Russian version (pdf, 935 Kb)
• Viral Hepatitis Volume 12 N 2 Recommendations, consensus statements and meeting conclusions: an overview. download English version (pdf, 156 Kb)
• Group procurement of Vaccines for Central/Eastern Europe and Newly Independent States: Feasibility, Issues, and Options to be provided by CVP/PAHT download English version (pdf, 456 Kb) download Russian version (pdf, 892 Kb)
• AIM e-Learning Project, brochure,  download English version (pdf, 126 Kb)
• Fact Sheet AIM e-Learning Pilot June-December 2002 download English version (pdf, 222 Kb)

Background Documents only on  CD ROM

• WHO-recommended standards for surveillance of selected vaccine-preventable diseases, WHO/V&B/03.01 download English version (pdf, 266 Kb)
• Core information for development of immunization policy, 2002 update, WHO/V&B/02.28  download English version (pdf, 608 Kb)
• Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) meningitis in the pre-vaccine era: a global review of incidence, age distributions, and case-fatality rates, WHO/V&B/02.18   download English version (pdf, 814 Kb)
• Supplementary information on vaccine safety: Part 1 Field issues download English version (pdf, 378 Kb) download Russian version (pdf, 657 Kb)
• Supplementary information on vaccine safety: Part 2 Background rates of adverse events following immunization download English version (pdf, 541 Kb) download Russian version (pdf, 671 Kb)
• Immunization Safety; how to address events allegedly attributable to vaccination or immunization? PAHO, WHO  download English version (pdf, 266 Kb) download Russian version (pdf, 448 Kb)
• Inter-country meeting on vaccine procurement for self-procuring countries (Central and eastern Europe, Turkey and NIS); Copenhagen, Denmark 3-4 September 2002  download English version (pdf, 328 Kb) download Russian version (pdf, 572 Kb)
• Field Guide for planning and implementing supplemental immunization activities for measles and rubella, WHO/EURO, March 2004 download English version (pdf, 731 Kb)
• Surveillance guidelines for measles and congenital rubella infection in the WHO European Region, WHO/EURO, 2003  download English version (pdf, 1629 Kb) download Russian version (pdf, 1711 Kb)
• Introduction of hepatitis B vaccine into childhood immunization services. Management guidelines, including information for health workers and parents (WHO/V&B/01.31) English and Russian download English version (pdf, 232 Kb) download Russian version (pdf,  1255 Kb)
• "First, do no harm". Introducing auto-disable syringes and ensuring injection safety in immunization systems of developing countries (WHO/V&B/02.26) download English version (pdf, 1604 Kb) download Russian version (pdf, 2044 Kb)
• Increasing immunization coverage at the health facility level (WHO/V&B/02.27) download English version (pdf, 334 Kb) download Russian version (pdf, 653 Kb)
• Aide-mémoire on investigation of AEFIs download English version (pdf, 238 Kb)
• Check list for ensuring the safety and efficiency of mass campaigns with injectable vaccines download English version (pdf, 101 Kb)