To showcase recent developments and new directions in global immunization, the peer-reviewed medical journal Vaccine has published a special supplement this month on the Decade of Vaccines (DoV).

To showcase recent developments and new directions in global immunization, the peer-reviewed medical journal Vaccine  published a special supplement in April 2013 on the Decade of Vaccines (DoV).  

18 April 2013 Celebrations will begin next week in honor of the third African Vaccination Week (AVW). From 22-28 April, the Africa region will join the rest of the world in celebrating immunization week with a theme of “Save lives. Prevent disabilities. Vaccinate.”

From 15-18 April, the 2013 Global Newborn Health Conference: Accelerating the Scale-Up of Maternal and Newborn Health Interventions to Reduce Mortality is being held in Johannesburg, South Africa, with a welcome reception and optional supplementary session will be held prior to opening day, on 14 April 2013. Organized by MCHIP, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-supported Save the Children’s Saving Newborn Lives (SC/SNL), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), with additional support from John Snow, Inc., the Laerdal Foundation, and Jhpiego, this four-day meeting will focus on accelerating the scale-up of high-impact interventions that address the three major causes of newborn mortality: prematurity, birth asphyxia and infection.