Links

Underneath you can find some websites that contain useful information about viral hepatitis and immunisation.

Organisations

• World Health Organization (WHO) and the WHO Regional office for Europe
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
• The U.S. Centres for Disease Control (CDC), is committed to the prevention and control of traditional, new and re-emerging infectious diseases in the United States and around the world.
• The Vaccine Resource Library expands upon activities initiated through the PATH Children’s Vaccine Program (CVP), which was established  to develop and implement innovative approaches to immunization delivery in developing countries
• GAVI Alliance
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) 
• Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)
• International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) is a professional group devoted to safe and healthy travel.
• International Vaccine Institute (IVI), is an International Organization established at the initiative of the United Nations Development Programme headquartered in Seoul and dedicated to bringing new vaccines to developing countries through research, development and capacity building.
• Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
• Health Protection Agency UK    (HPA)
• Belgium Scientific Institute of Public Health (ISP/WIV)
• Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination WHO Collaborating center for the prevention and controle of Viral Hepatitis

General information on immunisation

• World Health Organization 's pages on Immunisation, Vaccines and Biologicals (IVB): Topics covered on the site are: immunization standards; vaccine research and development; immunization financing, supply and procurement; immunization safety; immunization service delivery and accelerated disease control; and immunization surveillance, assessment and monitoring.
• World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe: Computerized Information System for Infectious Diseases (CISID)This multi-lingual web site operates in English, French, German and Russian. Besides a secured data entry facility for registered users, this site provides a data download facility for access to compiled data sets from CISID, the latest surveillance news and events for activities in the WHO European Region, a list of confirmed communicable disease outbreaks by member state, an early warning and response system for information exchange between specialized public health networks and links to external WHO partners providing communicable disease surveillance and support.
• ImmunoFacts - The Immunisation Gateway : Links to many expert immunisation resources available on the Internet, conveniently organised by category.
• Vaccines and immunization  is a part of the CDC with as major objectives; maximum immunization coverage in all populations, establish effective partnerships, conduct reliable scientific research, implement immunization systems, and ensure vaccine safety. They have a special programme for children Vaccines for Children (VFP).
• CDC Travel Information: Reference material for international travel, including vaccine recommendations for travel to various countries.
• National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) is a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and carries out the objectives of the National Vaccine Plan. This site contains information about vaccine preventable diseases, vaccine safety, vaccine coverage, immunization laws, and immunization registries
• The Division of Vaccines and Immunisation of the Pan American Health Organisation , grown out from the former Special Program on Vaccines and Immunisation, will work towards improving the criteria for the adoption of policies governing immunisation programs, and the development and production of high quality vaccines in the Region.
• The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) promotes physician, community, and family awareness of, and responsibility for, appropriate immunisation of all children and adults against all vaccine-preventable diseases. This site has a wealth of education materials, including vaccination information sheets in many languaes. 
• Eurosurveillance: is an open-access peer-reviewed journal about infectious diseases surveillance prevention and control in Europe.
• EUVAC.NET: A surveillance Community network for vaccine-preventable infectious diseases.
• EUROHEP.NET: The EU funded concerted action on surveillance and prevention of vaccine preventable viral hepatitis in the European Union and the associated states ended september 2005 but the results of this project are still available. 
• Global Hepatitis A meeting 'Has the time come to control hepatitis globally?' Miami December 2007

Newsletters

• CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• IAC EXPRESS: You can subscribe to, unsubscribe to, or get help about "IAC EXPRESS"
• HEP EXPRESS Electronic newsletter from IAC on hepatitis A, B, and C prevention programmes.
• Vaccine Online
• Medical news (including Hepatitis Weekly)

Vaccine safety (see also our new Vaccine Safety Net page)

• A variety of information on vaccine safety can be can be retrieved from CDC's Vaccine safety  which provides fact sheets on various current vaccine safety topics, including hepatitis B

• Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) was established in 1999 to respond promptly, efficiently, and with scientific rigour to vaccine safety issues of potential global importance.

•  WHO Immunisation safety information.

• Institute for Vaccine Safety

• National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO): site with general information about vaccines and immunisation-related activities at the U.S. federal level.

• Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Paediatric Infectious Diseases Society

• Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is maintained by the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The function of VAERS is to receive reports about adverse events, which may be associated with vaccines.

Viral Hepatitis

• The Hepatitis B Foundation is a US based nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure and improving the quality of life for people affected by hepatitis B globally. Their activities include funding focused research, promoting disease awareness, supporting immunization and treatment initiatives. They also provide information to patients and their families, the medical and scientific community, and the general public.
• An extensive resource for information on the several forms of viral hepatitis can be found at CDC's Hepatitis Branch at the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention  (NCHHSTP)
• General information on hepatitis B and hepatitis B vaccine can further be found at WHO's Diseases and Vaccines site , from CDC's National Immunisation Programme and from the PATH's children's vaccine program .
• The IAC's Ask the Expert about hepatitis B
• Hepatitis Foundation International(HFI) focuses on bringing viral hepatitis under control through education programs and materials, informing health professionals, and educating patients and the public about new diagnostic and treatment methods to improve patient care.
• European Association for the study of the Liver (EASL)
• Hepatitis Information Network (HepNet) is a Canadian site that provides information and news on hepatitis A, B, C and G.
• American Liver Foundation (ALF) is a national, voluntary non-profit health agency dedicated to preventing, treating and curing hepatitis and all liver diseases through research, education and support groups.
• EUROHEP.NET: Results of an EU funded concerted action on surveillance and prevention of vaccine preventable viral hepatitis in the European Union and the associated states.
• Global Hepatitis A meeting 'Has the time come to control hepatitis globally?' Miami December 2007

Disclaimer: The web sites listed above are not under the control of the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board (VHPB), the VHPB is not responsible for their content. These links do not serve as an endorsement by the VHPB, they are provided solely for the convenience of our web site visitors. Please e-mail us with the details of any URL changes.