Over 100 countries have expressed an interest in participating in the trial and WHO is actively supporting more than 60 of them, including with the following: ethical and regulatory approvals of the WHO core protocol; identification of hospitals participating in the trial; training of hospital clinicians on the web-based randomization and data system; shipping the trial drugs as requested by each participating country.
During World Immunization Week 2016, held 24-30 April, WHO highlights recent gains in immunization coverage, and outlines further steps countries can take to “Close the Immunization Gap” and meet global vaccination targets by 2020.
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“去年的计划免疫工作使得在与脊灰、风疹和孕产妇及新生儿破伤风的斗争中取得了一些显著收益。”
“Last year immunization led to some notable wins in the fight against polio, rubella and maternal and neonatal tetanus,” says Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General.
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世卫组织总干事陈冯富珍博士说。
“But they were isolated wins.
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“但这些收益孤立存在，脊灰在一个国家得到消除，破伤风在三个国家消除，风疹则在一个地理区域消除。
Polio was eliminated in 1 country, tetanus in 3, and rubella in 1 geographical region.
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现在的挑战是要使这种收益成为常态。”
The challenge now is to make gains like this the norm.”