Network Surveillance for Pneumococcal Diseases

partner organizations and links to related sites

Formal partnerships are being sought for netSPEAR with the following organisations:

Governmental

EPI, Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
EPI, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya
EPI, Ministry of Health, Dar es Salam, Tanzania
EPI, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
Department for International Development, (UK), Nairobi

Non Governmental

World Health Organization, Eastern sub-regional EPI Office, Nairobi
UNICEF East Africa
WHO AFRO pediatric bacterial meningitis network, Harare
Department for International Development (UK) Nairobi

Research

Wellcome Trust/KEMRI Collaborative Programme, Nairobi
Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Oxford, UK
KCMC/Royal Free Hospital Collaboration, Moshi
Centre for Respiratory Diseases Resarch, KEMRI, Nairobi
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA

Links to related Websites

The Pneumococcal vaccines Accelerated Development and Introduction plan (PneumoAdip), provides information on childhood pneumococcal disease that is common and preventable.

Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) a partnership dedicated to ensuring that all children, however poor, have equal access to vaccines.

Hib Initiative a project taking action to prevent childhood pneumonia and menigitis

World Health Organization (WHO) gives informatin on worldwide immunization against various diseases

Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)'s site for vaccine information - gives comprehensive information about vaccine preventatble diseases including pneumococcal and Hib diseases and for public and health professionals.

PATH’s Vaccine Resource Library offers a wide variety of high-quality, scientifically accurate documents and links on vaccine-preventable diseases and topics in immunization.

Global Immunization Vision and Strategy (GIVS)