The SAGE meeting of 1-3 April 2014 took place in Salle A of the CCV in Geneva. Available on this site you will find meeting information material, background reading materials and presentations made at the meeting. The conclusions and recommendations of SAGE meeting are published in the WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record in English and French within two months of each SAGE meeting.
Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) - April 2014
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Background documents and presentations
Session: Report from Director, IVB and regional reports
Background documents
Meeting of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization, November 2013 – conclusions and recommendations
Meeting of the Regional Technical Advisory Group (RTAG) on immunization of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region - summary report. Amman, Jordan, 21 November 2013.
The Global Vaccine and Immunization Research Forum (GVRF)
67th World Health Assembly: Global Vaccine Action Plan - report by the secretariat, 14 March 2014
Presentations
Global report including key updates and challenges from regions-J-M. Okwo-Bele
Session: Report from GAVI
Session: Reports from other advisory committees
Session: Immunization supply chains - strategies for the future of in-country systems strengthening
Background documents
WHO Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (IPAC): Immunization Supply Chain and Logistics - a neglected but essential system for national immunization programmes. Call to action
WHO and UNICEF joint statement: effective vaccine management
Why is the GAVI Alliance developing an immunization supply chain strategy?
Presentations
Introduction to supply chains session-P. Tharmaphornpilas
Supply chain challenges - deeper analysis of EVM-P. Colrain
Key innovative solutions for the future-P. Lydon
Proposed visions and strategies for the next decade: IPAC "call to action"-C. Morgan
Session: Global polio eradication initiative
Background documents
Executive summary of the 8th meeting of the SAGE polio working group
Considerations for vaccination recommendations for travellers from polio-infected countries
Independent Monitoring Board of Global Polio Eradication Initiative: letter to partners
Inactivated polio vaccine prices
WHO position paper on polio vaccines (January 2014)
Planning for IPV introduction: FAQ
Planning for IPV introduction: implementation facts
Presentations
Introduction: Issues for SAGE decisions and discussions-B. Aylward
IPV supply, financing and introduction strategy in priority countries-M. Zaffran
Detection and interruption of poliovirus transmission-H. Jafari
Session: Varicella and herpes zoster vaccine
Background documents
Background Paper on varicella vaccine - SAGE Working Group
Background Paper on herpes zoster - SAGE Working Group
Safety of varicella and MMRV vaccines: a systematic review
Vaccines for preventing herpes zoster in older adults: an update of 2012 Cochrane Systematic Review
Presentations
Varicella: review of evidence (epidemiology, burden and vaccines)-J. Seward
Herpes-Zoster: review of evidence (epidemiology, burden and vaccines)-M. Brisson
Varicella and herpes zoster vaccines: Review of proposed recommendations-J. Abramson
Session: Alternative vaccination schedules for HPV vaccines
Background documents
Evidence based recommendations on Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccines Schedules
European Medicines Agency (EMA): Assessment report on HPV vaccine
Presentations
Introduction of the topic and objectives of the session-C-A. Siegrist
Summary of the evidence and conclusions from the Ad Hoc Expert Consultation-A. Hall
Questions for SAGE: Proposed recommendations / adjustments to the schedule-C-A. Siegrist
Session: Pertussis
Session: Non-specific effects of vaccines on mortality in children under 5 years of age
Background documents
Background paper for SAGE discussions on non-specific effects of vaccines
Annex A - characteristics of included articles
Annex B - summary of data availability
Annex C - risk of bias assessments
Annex D - non targeted mortality
Annex E - list of abbreviations
Appendix 2 - search strategies
Appendix 3 - list of excluded studies
Appendix 4 - screening and data extraction forms
Appendix 5 - comprehensive list of data points extracted
Appendix 6 - details of data points
The actual order in which vaccines are given in the EPI: analysis of data from 102 national surveys.
Presentations
Summary of the evidence: Immunology review findings-R. Kandasamy
Out of order and same day vaccinations-update-C. Sanderson
Session: Integration of immunization and child health services
Background documents
Integrated health services - what and why?
Global action Plan for Pneumonia and diarrhoea (GAPPD): executive summary, April 2013
Experiences integrating delivery of maternal and child health services with childhood immunization programs: systematic review update
Presentations
Overview of WHO’s immunization and child health integration efforts-T. Goodman and S. Aboubaker
Ethiopia: Lessons Learned for integrated delivery at the community level-T. Bekele