Publications
Key publications
Guidance on routine immunization services during COVID-19 pandemic in the WHO European Region (2020)
In planning these measures, due consideration should be given to minimizing the excess risk of morbidity and mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) that would result if immunization services are disrupted.
Highlights of European Immunization Week 2019. Report on regional and country activities (2019)
This report aims to highlight activities conducted in 2019 to celebrate European Immunization Week (EIW), a WHOled initiative introduced in 2005 to promote immunization as a cornerstone of public health and to raise awareness regarding the benefits vaccines bring to individuals and entire communities.
TIP Tailoring Immunization Programmes (2019)
The TIP approach is founded on three main pillars: (i) six values and principles; (ii) a theoretical model; and (iii) a phased process with detailed exercises. The phases and steps of a TIP process are described in detail in this publication, supported by inspiration examples and exercises for TIP planning workshops.
33rd meeting of the European Regional Commission for Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication (RCC) Report (2019)
28-29 May 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark
32nd Meeting of the European Regional Commission for Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication (RCC) Report (2018)
30-31 May 2018, Copenhagen, Denmark
Meeting of the European Regional Polio Laboratory Network (2017)
29-31 August 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark
Meeting of Regional and Global Specialized Polio Reference Laboratories of the WHO European Polio Laboratory Network (2015)
11–12 March 2015, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, United Kingdom
Polio Outbreak Simulation Exercise: How to test national preparedness plans using the POSE model (2015)
The aim of a Polio Outbreak Simulation Exercise (POSE) is to critically review and update national plans for responding to the detection of wild or vaccine-derived polioviruses. This publication provides material for a one-day exercise, including guidance notes for facilitators and explanatory documents for participants.
Enterovirus surveillance guidelines. Guidelines for enterovirus surveillance in support of the Polio Eradication Initiative (2015)
These guidelines provide national decision-makers and their technical advisors with information on the principles and practices of adopting enterovirus surveillance to support the Polio Eradication Initiative.
Workbook – Mobilizing resources for immunization (2015)
A workbook on resource mobilization to support immunization programmes in their effort to ensure sustainable funding for immunization
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Tailoring immunization programmes
TIP guide and related publications. The TIP guide provides tools to identify susceptible populations, determine barriers to vaccination and implement evidence-based interventions
The WHO EpiBrief periodical report contains an overview and analysis of epidemiological data on selected vaccine-preventable diseases in the WHO European Region. The analysis is based on data cumulated over a specified period as reported by Member States to the WHO Regional Office for Europe. Measles, rubella, invasive bacterial diseases and acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) usually feature in these reports. Monthly surveillance data by country are also presented separately in WHO EpiData summary tables.
