CIENCIASMEDICASNEWS: CDC Around the World: April 24

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CDC Around the World: April 24 - 30 is World Immunization Week

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

April 24-30 is World Immunization week. CDC is working with partners to close the immunization gap. View full-sized photo

Spotlighted Topic of the Week: World Immunization Week

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Spotlighted Topic of the Week: World Immunization Week

Blog of the Week

WHAT I SAW AS A CHILD LED ME TO CHAMPION VACCINES TODAY

Living as a child in Kabul, Afghanistan in the 1970’s meant going to the bazaar on the weekends with my parents. My two sisters and I would climb in the back of our Volkswagen Kombi and my father would drive us there. Within seconds of approaching the bazaar, our car would be surrounded by men offering to help him park, and then there were the young children asking for an Afghan coin or two…read blog

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Infographic of the Week

CLOSING THE GAP IN IMMUNIZATION

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Video of the Week

WHO: IMMUNIZATION WEEK 2015 - CLOSE THE IMMUNIZATION GAP

Every year vaccines save up to 3 million lives, but there is a gap. Worldwide 1 in 5 children miss lifesaving immunizations. This short video explains how we can work to close the immunization gap, because a world free of vaccine-preventable deaths is in our reach. World Immunization week is…watch video
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Story of the Week

VALIDATION OF MATERNAL AND NEONATAL TETANUS ELIMINATION IN THE PHILIPPINES, 2015

In many countries, deliveries take place in unhygienic circumstances, putting mothers and their newborn babies at risk for a variety of life-threatening infections. Maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) have been among the most common lethal consequences of unclean deliveries and umbilical cord care practices. When tetanus develops, mortality rates are extremely high, especially when appropriate medical care is not available…read story