Improving immunization coverage and equity - technical resources
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| Resource | WHO position papers |
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| Purpose | In accordance with its mandate to provide guidance to Member States on health policy matters, WHO publishes vaccine position papers providing global vaccine and immunization recommendations for diseases that have an international public health impact. |
| Content | The papers summarize essential background information on the respective diseases and vaccines, and conclude with the current WHO position concerning their use in the global context. |
| Use | The papers are designed for use by national public health officials and immunization programme managers. They may also be of interest to international funding agencies, the vaccine manufacturing industry, the medical community, and the scientific media. |
| Example criteria this resource could address | Vaccine efficacy; vaccine effectiveness; Temperature sensitivity of vaccines |
| If available, notes on the development process | WHO Vaccine Position Paper Process WHO position papers follow the recommendations of the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on immunization and undergo a formal review process both internally and externally prior to publication. Processes to manage potential conflicts of interest and to ensure careful and critical appraisal of the best scientific evidence have become more rigorous in recent years. A register of interests of SAGE members is maintained by WHO with summaries of interests declared relevant to SAGE topics published on the SAGE web site. |
| Additional Links | |
| Link to access the resource | /en/resources/repository/who-position-papers |