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NISH (NITAG Support Hub) 10: Hepatitis B Birth Dose Vaccines: Grey literature

This Library Guide is a collection of useful documents & evidence on the safety, efficacy, effectiveness and impact of the Hepatitis B Birth Dose vaccine to support NITAG members and other policy makers throughout Africa with making evidence-based recomm

Grey literature

Segar, S. (2025). Missed, misunderstood, and deadly: A Cape Town family’s heartbreak with hepatitis B. Spotlighthttps://www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/06/04/missed-misunderstood-and-deadly-a-cape-town-familys-heartbreak-with-hepatitis-b/

Sanchez Gonzalez, M. L., Cruz-Gonzalez, M., Falgas-Bague, I., Markle, S. L., & Alegría, M.( 2024). Resilience of racial and ethnic minority older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of a prior disability prevention interventionAmerican Psychologist79(2), 241. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001177.

Tirrell, M et al. (2025). RFK Jr.’s new CDC advisers to study childhood vaccination schedule, guidelines for hepatitis B, measles shots. News Channel Nebraska https://rivercountry.newschannelnebraska.com/story/52878663/rfk-jrs-new-cdc-advisers-to-study-childhood-vaccination-schedule-guidelines-for-hepatitis-b-measles-shots

Request for Proposals: Hepatitis B Birth Dose (HepB-BD) Advocacy in Africa

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Robert Koch Institut. (2025). Enhancing Public Health Research: Hepatitis B Prevalence and Immunity Study in Guinea. Robert Koch Institut. https://www.rki.de/EN/Institute/International-activities/ZIG-news/news/2025_Guinea_HepB-Prevalence_Immunity-Study.html

Riches, N., Henrion, M. Y., MacPherson, P., Hahn, C., Kachala, R., Mitchell, T., ... & Stockdale, A. J. (2025). Vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus in the WHO African region: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Global Health13(3), e447-e458. https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2214-109X%2824%2900506-0

Shalihaxwe, E. (2025) Health ministry blames suppliers as baby vaccines run out. Windhoek Observerhttps://www.observer24.com.na/health-ministry-blames-suppliers-as-baby-vaccines-run-out/

[n.a.] (2025). Ghana secures GAVI approval for Hepatitis B birth dose vaccine. Modern Ghanahttps://www.modernghana.com/news/1397735/ghana-secures-gavi-approval-for-hepatitis-b-birth.html