The Global Vaccine Action Plan 2011-2020 called for all countries to establish a National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) by 2020. The Caribbean, with its unique geographical context of 22 countries/territories, had limited technical expertise to establish individual NITAGs in small countries. The Caribbean Immunization Technical Advisory Group (CITAG) was launched in 2018. This paper describes the Caribbean context for a common framework for policy and evidence-based decision-making for immunization. Challenges in immunization in the region are reviewed and potential solutions are outlined. A recent decline in immunization rates in the Caribbean, along with outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases globally, places the region, a premier tourist destination, in a vulnerable position. The CITAG aims to strengthen the policy and evidence-based decision-making process for immunization to enable the Caribbean to remain at the forefront of vaccine-preventable disease elimination.
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Langenbecks Arch Surg
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Department of Surgery, TUM Universitätsklinikum Klinikum Rechts der Isar Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
Objective: Splenectomy is regularly performed in total and distal pancreatectomy due to technical reasons, lymph node dissection and radicality of the operation. However, the spleen serves as an important organ for competent immune function, and its removal is associated with an increased incidence of cancer and a worse outcome in some cancer entities (Haematologica 99:392-398, 2014; Dis Colon Rectum 51:213-217, 2008; Dis Esophagus 21:334-339, 2008). The impact of splenectomy in pancreatic cancer is not fully resolved (J Am Coll Surg 188:516-521, 1999; J Surg Oncol 119:784-793, 2019).
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, Urbana, IL, USA.
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Methods: Data from the Telephone Survey of Risk Factors for Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases During the Pandemic (Covitel), a telephone survey of individuals aged 18 years or older from all macro-regions of Brazil, were used. The questionnaire included sociodemographic characteristics and outcomes related to COVID-19 infection, severity, vaccination, and use of masks.
Eur J Med Res
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Department of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan City People's Hospital, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China.
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Eur J Med Res
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Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, 269, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.
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December 2024
Department of Global Health, Graduate School of Health Sciences, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan.
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the health and education of learners globally. However, there is a lack of information on enablers and barriers to the implementation of comprehensive school health policies during the pandemic.
Methods: This study utilized a case study design, and was conducted in the Division of City Schools of Navotas.
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