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Maternal and neonatal data collection systems in low- and middle-income countries for maternal vaccines active safety surveillance systems: A scoping review Open
Background Most post-licensure vaccine pharmacovigilance in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are passive reporting systems. These have limited utility for maternal immunization pharmacovigilance in LMIC settings and need to be supp…
Global landscape analysis of no-fault compensation programmes for vaccine injuries: A review and survey of implementing countries Open
To update the landscape analysis of vaccine injuries no-fault compensation programmes, we conducted a scoping review and a survey of World Health Organization Member States. We describe the characteristics of existing no-fault compensation…
View article: A Prospective Cohort Study on the Safety of Infant Pentavalent (DTwP-HBV-Hib) and Oral Polio Vaccines in Two South Indian Districts
A Prospective Cohort Study on the Safety of Infant Pentavalent (DTwP-HBV-Hib) and Oral Polio Vaccines in Two South Indian Districts Open
Background: Safety of pentavalent (DTwP-HBV-Hib) vaccine has been a public concern in India and other countries. This study attempted to document the association of serious adverse events following immunization (AEFI, including hospitaliza…
Mapping the landscape of global programmes to evaluate health interventions in pregnancy: the need for harmonised approaches, standards and tools Open
Pregnant women and their babies are among the populations most vulnerable to untoward health outcomes. Yet current standards for evaluating health interventions cannot be met during pregnancy because of lack of adequate evidence. The situa…
Vaccine safety surveillance in pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries using GAIA case definitions: A feasibility assessment Open
GAIA case definitions for four neonatal outcomes and maternal vaccination were successfully piloted in 24 sentinel sites across four WHO regions. Our assessment found that modification of the stillbirth definition could help avoid potentia…
Intussusception in Young Children: Protocol for Multisite Hospital Sentinel Surveillance in India Open
India has recently introduced a rotavirus vaccine under a universal immunization program. There is limited information on intussusception, an adverse event, following immunization in children from India. We are conducting sentinel surveill…
Use of a new global indicator for vaccine safety surveillance and trends in adverse events following immunization reporting 2000–2015 Open
Reporting of adverse events following immunization (AEFI) is a key component for functional vaccine safety monitoring system. The aim of our study is to document trends in the AEFI reporting ratio globally and across the six World Health O…
Guideline for collection, analysis and presentation of safety data in clinical trials of vaccines in pregnant women Open
Vaccination during pregnancy is increasingly being used as an effective approach for protecting both young infants and their mothers from serious infections. Drawing conclusions from published studies in this area can be difficult because …
A global survey of adverse event following immunization surveillance systems for pregnant women and their infants Open
Strengthening antenatal care as a platform for maternal immunization is a priority of the World Health Organization (WHO). Systematic surveillance for adverse events following immunization (AEFI) in pregnancy is needed to identify vaccine …