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1. HIB CONJUGATE VACCINE EFFECTIVE IN UGANDA
2. NEW PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE TO BOOST CHILD HEALTH
3. AUTOMATED LAB REPORTING RESULTS IN A EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT LAB
4. STAFF TRAINING EFFECTIVE ON HOSPITAL SURVEILLANCE
5. INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1. EFFECTIVENESS OF CHILD INTERVENTIONS
2. HIB INCIDENCE IN KILIFI DSS FOLLOWING PENTAVALENT VACCINE
3. MASS MEDIA IMMUNIZATION CAMPAIGN
4. LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1. TRAINING IMPROVES SURVEILLANCE
2. TANZANIA REDUCES CHILD MORTALITY RATES
3. SEROTYPING DISTRIBUTION IN EAST AFRICA
4. LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1. ETHIOPIA INTRODUCES NEW VACCINES
2. DEFINING PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PNEUMOCOCCI IN EAST AFRICA
3. TANZANIA'S NEW SURVEILLANCE SITE
4. PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUCTION VACCINE SUPPORT

1. PREVENTING PNEUMOCOCCAL DISEASES USING COST-EFFECTIVE VACCINES
2. GAVI FUNDS VACCINES AGAINST PNEUMOCOCCUS AND ROTAVIRUS
3. REGIONAL SURVEILLANCE DATA

SEVENTH EDITION
(AUGUST 2006)

1. H. INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE REDUCES RATES OF HIB IN KENYA
2. ISOLATION OF S.PNEUMONIAE, H. INFLUENZAE AND N. MENINGITIDES FROM CSF IN 2005
3. HOW USEFUL IS PCV7 VACCINE IN EAST AFRICA?

1. HIB VACCINE SAVES HUNDREDS OF CHILDRENS’ LIVES IN KENYA AND UGANDA EACH YEAR
2. EMPOWERMENT THROUGH TRAINING OF SURVEILLANCE LAB PERSONNEL
3. PROGRESS OF SITES CARRYING OUT BLOOD CULTURES

1. JOINT SUPPORT SUPERVISION IN UGANDA
2. BACTEC MACHINES ARRIVE IN UGANDA AND KENYA

1. UPDATE ON SURVEILLANCE SITES IN ETHIOPIA, KENYA, TANZANIA AND UGANDA

1. CHALLENGES OF SURVEILLANCE

1. VISIT TO PROPOSED SURVEILLANCE SITES
2. TRAINING FOR PROPOSED SURVEILLANCE SITES

1. REPORT ON FOUNDATION CONFERENCE SURVEILLANCE MEETING
2. GAVI EXECUTIVE SECRETARY- DR, TORE GODAL VISIT TO EAST AFRICA