▁American ▁Games ▁Category : B asketball ▁players ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : Pan ▁American ▁Games ▁medal ists ▁in ▁basketball ▁Category : Pan ▁American ▁Games ▁bronze ▁medal ists ▁for ▁Brazil <0x0A> </s> ▁European ▁Im mun ization ▁Week ▁( E I W ) ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁regional ▁initi ative , ▁coordin ated ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁Regional ▁Office ▁for ▁Europe ▁( W HO / Europe ), ▁to ▁promote ▁imm un ization ▁against ▁v acc ine - prevent able ▁dise ases ▁since ▁its ▁launch ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁E I W ▁activities ▁are ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁particip ating ▁W HO / Europe ▁member ▁states . ▁In ▁the ▁past ▁these ▁have ▁included : ▁dis sem in ating ▁inform ational ▁materials ▁about ▁imm un ization , ▁organ izing ▁imm un ization ▁campaign s , ▁organ izing ▁training ▁sessions ▁for ▁health ▁care ▁workers , ▁arr anging ▁work sh ops ▁or ▁con ferences ▁with ▁political ▁decision ▁mak ers ▁to ▁discuss ▁imm un ization , ▁and ▁holding ▁press ▁con ferences ▁about ▁imm un ization - related ▁issues . ▁▁ ▁E I W ▁takes ▁place ▁each ▁year ▁in ▁April . ▁The ▁initi ative ▁has ▁spread ▁from ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁and ▁Europe ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁global ▁imm un ization ▁effort ▁known ▁as ▁World ▁Im mun ization ▁Week . ▁The ▁initi ative ▁prom otes ▁the ▁message ▁that ▁imm un ization ▁of ▁every ▁child ▁is ▁vital ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁dise ases ▁and ▁protect ▁life . ▁ ▁The ▁E I W ▁s log an