Materials and methods on surveillance, monitoring and assessment
The information provided on this page is mainly regrouped by disease. This list is not exhaustive. A CD-ROM compiling more information is available with the document center
Global statistics
- UNICEF Immunization summary: The 2012 edition (data through 2010)
- A summary of global routine immunization coverage through 2010
- Global routine vaccination coverage, 2010
Computer tools
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Information for action - developing a computer-based information system for the surveillance of EPI and other diseases
pdf, 690kb -
Immunization coverage cluster survey, data entry
& calculation
xls, 16.72Mb -
Users' guide on how to use and adapt an excel workbook
for conducting immunization coverage cluser survey
pdf, 277kb
Surveillance standards
Safety monitoring
Coverage surveys
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Description and comparison of the methods of cluster sampling
and lot quality assurance sampling to assess immunization
coverage [pdf 87kb] -
Facilitator guide for EPI coverage survey
pdf, 778kb - Immunization coverage cluster survey - reference manual [pdf 820kb]
Disease specific
- Diphtheria
- Diphtheria basis on immunology [pdf 329kb]
- Manual for the Management and Control of Diphtheria in the European Region [pdf 0.99mb]
- Hepatitis
- Introduction of hepatitis B vaccine into childhood immunization services, Management guidelines, including information for health workers and parents [pdf 220kb]
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Protocol for assessing prevalence of Hepatitis B infection in antenatal patients
pdf, 263kb
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
- Estimating the local burden of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease preventable by vaccination: a rapid assessment tool [pdf 168kb]
- Expert review of a tool for rapidly assessing Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease burden, Geneva, 19-20 October 2000 [pdf 206kb]
- Estimating the potential cost-effectiveness of using Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine. Field test version 1 [pdf 37kb]
- Generic protocol for population-based surveillance of Haemophilus influenzae type b [pdf 127kb]
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) meningitis in the pre-vaccine era: a global review of incidence, age distributions, and case-fatality rates [pdf 813kb]
- Working group for economic evaluation of pneumococcal and Haemphophilus influenzae type b vaccines. Report of the first meeting, Geneva, 19-20 June 2000 [pdf 401kb]
- Measles
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WER Article 2006: Progress in reducing global measles deaths:
1999-2004 [pdf 241kb] - Measles basis on immunology [pdf 546kb]
- Module on best practices for measles surveillance [pdf 244kb]
- Response to measles outbreaks in measles mortality reduction settings
- Measles laboratory related publications
- Measles Mortality Reduction and Regional Elimination Strategic Plan 2001-2005 [pdf 2,42mb]
- WHO-UNICEF joint statement on strategies to reduce measles mortality worldwide [pdf 993kb]
- Meningitis
- Emergence of W135 Meningococcal Disease [pdf 769kb]
- Laboratory methods for the diagnosis of meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Haemophilus influenzae [pdf 235kb]
- Mumps
- Global status of mumps immunization and surveillance [pdf 490 kb]
- Mumps virus vaccines [pdf 158kb]
- Mumps and mumps vaccine: a global review [pdf 90kb]
- Neonatal Tetanus
- Pertussis
- Pertussis basis on immunology [pdf 542kb]
- Pertussis surveillance. A global meeting, Geneva, 16-18 October 2000 [pdf 156kb]
- Poliomyelitis
- Poliomyelitis basis on immunology [pdf 591kb]
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Field guide for supplementary activities aimed at achieving polio eradication
pdf, 846kb - Poliomyelitis laboratory related publications
- Rotavirus
- Generic protocol for (i) hospital-based surveillance to estimate the burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children and (ii) a community-based survey on utilization of health care services for gastroenteritis in children. Field test version [pdf 1,4mb]
- Acute intussusception in infants and children. Incidence, clinical presentation and management: a global perspective [pdf 312kb]
- Generic protocol to estimate the burden of Shigella diarrhoea and dysenteric mortality - Field test version, May 1999 [pdf 114kb]
- Rubella
- Preventing congenital rubella syndrome [pdf 769kb]
- Rubella vaccines, WHO position paper [pdf 222kb]
- Guidelines for surveillance of congenital rubella syndrome and rubella - field test version, May 1999 [pdf 119kb]
- Economic analyses of rubella and rubella vaccines: a global review [pdf 86kb]
- Control of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) in developing countries - part 1 [pdf 178kb]
- Control of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) in developing countries - part 2 [pdf 168kb]
- Rubella laboratory related publications
- Tetanus
- Tuberculosis
- Yellow fever
