Recent publications

 Global action plan for prevention and contorl on Pneumonia (GAPP), 2009. [pdf 1.03 Mb] 

Laboratory methods for diagnosis of meningitis caused by Nisseria meningitidis, streptococcus pneumoniae, and hemophilus infleunza, WHO manual, second edition, 2009.

 

Policy documents

WHO position paper on Pneumococcal vaccines

Immunological basis for the Pneumococcal vaccines

WHO prequalified Pneumococcal vaccines

Links

WHO Fact Sheet on Pneumonia

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization

New and under-utilized vaccines implementation