Technical support and trainings
The WHO Global Vaccine Safety Resource Centre (GVS RC)
Substantial training is needed to strengthen and maintain capacity for national vaccine pharmacovigilance. In collaboration with an international network of experts and technical organizations, WHO develops, administers, evaluates and revises vaccine safety training packages.
The GVS RC offers learning opportunities to national public health officials, immunization programme managers, vaccination staff and members of AEFI review committees.
Resources
WHO E-learning course on Vaccine Safety Basics
A course providing free online access to information on vaccine safety:
WHO basic training
Training provided in countries requesting support, e.g. to build minimal vaccine safety capacity.
WHO advanced training
Trainings provided in countries requesting more advanced support, e.g. to build the capacity of an AEFI review committee.
Trainer resources
A vaccine safety training tool kit to support trainers building vaccine safety capacity in countries.
Pool of experts
A pool of national, regional and global experts to assist and support vaccine safety capacity building in countries.
Requests concerning the trainings, trainer resources, and the pool of experts mentioned above should be sent to: vaccsafety@who.int