Pneumonia, a Guide; the Fathers of Immunisation in Ghana + much more

Global Health Notes???????????????????? 18 November 2024

TOP THREE

1.??? PNEUMONIA: A VACCINESWORK GUIDE

Pneumonia kills more than 700,000 young children each year, but vaccines have already saved millions of lives from potentially fatal lung infections – and are all set to save many more. Learn more in VaccinesWork’s guide to pneumonia.

2.??? CHAD LAUNCHES PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE IN HISTORIC MULTI-VACCINE ROLLOUT

Chad is pioneering a historic triple vaccine rollout, introducing vaccines for pneumococcal disease, malaria, and rotavirus in a bid to tackle the leading infectious killers of children. This ambitious initiative is set to save thousands of lives annually, marking a major step towards reducing the country’s high child mortality rates.

3.??? FROM SCEPTIC TO ADVOCATE: A FATHER’S ROLE IN TRANSFORMING CHILDHOOD IMMUNISATION IN GHANA

In Ghana, a health project encourages fathers to step up for their children’s health. Samuel Buabeng, once a sceptic, now advocates for paternal involvement in immunisation. Local health officials say this shift in social norms is boosting vaccination rates, empowering families, and ensuring more children receive life-saving vaccines.

IN BRIEF

·????? Pneumococcal vaccines (PCVs) have helped halve under-five deaths from pneumonia since 2009, but global coverage must increase to prevent more childhood deaths.

·????? The fight against pneumonia in 5 charts: vaccines have helped halve under-five deaths from pneumonia since 2009, but coverage with pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) needs to improve.

·????? Immunisation workers are sharing innovative, community-driven solutions to overcome vaccination challenges in the Global South.

·????? Recent studies are identifying African forest rodents as key carriers of the mpox virus, increasing transmission risks.

VIDEO OF THE WEEK???????????

PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES

What’s the best 2000s trend that’s still going strong? The PCV vaccine! Since 2000, Gavi has helped vaccinate more than 400 million kids against pneumonia. Some things never go out of style.

FROM THE ARCHIVE

HOW SURVEILLANCE CAN DETECT SHAPE-SHIFTING BACTERIA TO STOP THEM EVADING VACCINES

With VaccinesWork shining a spotlight on pneumonia, this week we’re throwing back to the science that revealed just how some strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae, a leading bacterial cause of pneumonia, evade the vaccines we have. Those insights are vita – informing the development process for future vaccines, and thereby offering hope for new impact in reducing infant mortality.

NOUVELLES DE LA SEMAINE

PEUT-ON éRADIQUER LA ROUGEOLE ?

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Mettre fin à la rougeole dans le monde est possible, mais un objectif mondial pourrait mobiliser davantage d’efforts, estime le président de la Commission régionale de vérification pour l’élimination de la rougeole et de la rubéole de l’Organisation panaméricaine de la santé (OPS).