Vaccination from public health achievements to challenges and obstacles workshop

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SEEHN Representation at the Meeting

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9-10 May 2019, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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Under European Council Mandate Romania is holding a Meetingnon Vaccination: From Public Health Achievements to Challenges and Obstacles, innCluj-Napoca.

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The meeting is an excellent opportunity for commonndiscussions, exchange of information and data sharing, with variety ofnstakeholders as government representatives, academia, UN Agencies, WHO, EC,nECDC, etc., since, decrease of vaccination coverage over years and re-emergencenof vaccine preventable diseases has become a global, regional and nationalnchallenge.

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Vaccine hesitance is identified as one of the most importantnreasons for decrease in vaccination coverage and this topic needs to be tacklednin a complex and comprehensive way, at all levels and translated into languageneveryone understands.

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Tailored Immunization programs are one of the solutionsnproposed by WHO.

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SEEHN is promoting alliances and partnerships by connectingncountries, as another solution, at the SEE Regional level.

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It is evident that national authorities need support innorder to best address vaccination issues to keep its population safe.

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