Vaccination in Acute Humanitarian Emergencies: A Framework For Decision Making (2017)

World Health Organization. 05/2017 This 92-page decision-making framework, updated in 2017, is intended for senior-level government and partner organization officials who are expected to work together to reach a decision regarding the need of vaccine antigen(s) in a given humanitarian emergency. It provides a clear and consistent approach to assessing the local epidemiological risk of vaccine-preventable diseases among the affected population; vaccine selection and characteristics to consider; and local contextual constraints that further assist in effective and timely decisions. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - February 7, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news