Ebola and Marburg disease outbreaks are becoming more frequent in Africa, leading to high rates of mortality and illness. These outbreaks cause significant fear and mistrust among affected communities, ...
The monkeypox virus (MPXV), responsible for the disease now known as mpox, is an orthopoxvirus primarily transmitted through close human contact, although zoonotic transmission from animal reservoirs in East, ...
In the beautiful archipelago of Zanzibar, a group of dedicated secondary school students is taking an innovative approach to a pressing public health issue: malaria. Through their vibrant club, these ...
This Evidence & Policy article, led by Laurence Piper and Gill Black, analyses the policy engagement component of a recent study on climate resilience in three Cape Town communities ...
The Global Health Network proudly announced the official launch of its Middle East North Africa (MENA) Regional Hub, an initiative set to revolutionise health research, education, and practice across the ...
The team developed a quality assessment tool to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine neutralizing antibody studies and identified areas for improvement that would enhance their contribution to vaccine policy decisions Read more
To build the network, CEPI and Gates are seeking experts to offer training and mentorship to researchers and professionals in Global South institutions on epidemic and pandemic data analytics and infectious disease modelling Read more
The resource page features a protocol template (for cohort event monitoring for active safety surveillance after vaccination with mpox vaccines), a list of adverse events of special interest, CEM questionnaires, an adult informed consent form, key elements for data collection... Read more
This meeting was attended by 60+ public health and animal health experts, researchers, epidemiologists, modelers, regulators, and funders (from across Africa, the Middle East and Europe) to discuss advances and gaps in epidemiology and modelling for human RVF vaccine development. Read more
The Companion Guide, developed by the SPEAC Project, includes ICD9/10-CM, MedDRA & SNOMEDCT codes, background rates, risk factors, guidance, and tools including a data abstraction & interpretation form for Acute Aseptic Arthritis Read more
The CEPI CLN implemented key steps in the transfer and monitoring of the developed immunological SARS-CoV-2 assays. This article provides a brief elaboration on the specific measures and procedures implemented to standardize the transfer of assays across the network. Read more
Resources
SPEAC is a CEPI and Brighton Collaboration project. SPEAC provides vaccine safety tools, resources, and expertise throughout the vaccine development process to enhance safety and build confidence in vaccines.
Monitoring Vaccine Performance against SARS CoV-2 Variants
The IVAC COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Project (a CEPI- funded global systematic review which also includes neutralization capacity) outputs are publicly available on VIEWhub to assist all policy makers
International Pandemic Preparedness Secretariat
The IPPS serves to join up relevant states, the private sector, and global health institutions in support of the 100 Days Mission, across vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics. It performs a global annual progress review related to the 100 DM which feeds into implementation reports.
Vaccine Development
Process Maps
The UK Vaccine R&D Network has developed vaccine development maps to show key stages in human and veterinary vaccines development up to Phase III clinical trials. These process maps and associated case studies provide support in understanding key stages in vaccine development and where bottlenecks could cause delays.
