TOOLKIT FOR THE ELIMINATE YELLOW FEVER EPIDEMICS (EYE) STRATEGY
A tool to facilitate the implementation of the yellow fever strategy in high-risk countries. The strategy to “Eliminate Yellow fever Epidemics” (EYE) is a comprehensive, multi-component approach aiming at addressing the emerging global threat due to yellow fever’s...
CASE STUDY ON RESEARCH DATA SHARING DURING CHOLERA OUTBREAK
What were the key barriers and enablers to research data sharing during recent cholera epidemics in two West African countries. Research data accessibility and sharing among stakeholders at the global, regional and field level, is essential to ensuring infectious...
TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO DENGUE VACCINE IMPLEMENTATION: INFORMATION FOR DECISION-MAKING
Since December 2015, dengue is a vaccine-preventable disease. What are the key factors to consider for vaccine introduction. The CYD-TDV vaccine (commercial name Dengvaxia®) is a dengue tetravalent vaccine (live attenuated), that has been licensed for the prevention...
EVALUTATION OF STELAB, A SYSTEM FOR E-SURVEILLANCE OF MENINGITIS IN BURKINA FASO
A new opportunity for connected and real-time case-based surveillance in African countries. Burkina Faso is one of the countries in the African meningitis belt most affected by the disease. Since January 2018, the country has put in place an electronic real-time and...