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Dates: 14-16 April 2026 Location: New Delhi, IndiaParticipants: Regional Consultation brought together more than 90 participants (both face-to-face and virtual) from all ten Member States, the SEAR-ITAG, vaccine manufacturers, academic institutions, regulatory authorities, and development partners. The inaugural session was attended by Dr VK Paul, ...

The African continent joined the global community in commemorating World Immunization Week under the banner of African Vaccination Week from 24–30 April 2026, to raise awareness about vaccines and vaccination. This year’s commemoration presented a valuable opportunity to review the progress made through the Big Catch-Up (BCU) initiative across the ...

With Stephanie Shendale, Scientist, WHO's Department of Immunization, Vaccines & Biologicals. 1. Who are zero-dose children, and why are they a key indicator of inequity in immunization? Zero-dose children are programmatically defined as infants who have not received their first dose of the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP)-containi...

With Stephanie Shendale, Scientist, WHO's Department of Immunization, Vaccines & Biologicals. 1. Who are zero-dose children, and why are they a key indicator of inequity in immunization? Zero-dose children are programmatically defined as infants who have not received their first dose of the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP)-containi...

With Stephanie Shendale, Scientist, WHO's Department of Immunization, Vaccines & Biologicals. 1. Who are zero-dose children, and why are they a key indicator of inequity in immunization? Zero-dose children are programmatically defined as infants who have not received their first dose of the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP)-containi...

With Stephanie Shendale, Scientist, WHO's Department of Immunization, Vaccines & Biologicals. 1. Who are zero-dose children, and why are they a key indicator of inequity in immunization? Zero-dose children are programmatically defined as infants who have not received their first dose of the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP)-containi...

Venue: Jaipur, India. Dates:  18-20 February 2026   The Global Rotavirus and Pediatric Diarrhea Surveillance Meeting was held to bring together key network stakeholders to review progress and identify priorities for strengthening surveillance and response to pediatric diarrheal diseases. Participants highlighted how surveillance...

With Lisa Menning, Team Lead, Demand and Behavioural Sciences, WHO's Department of Immunization, Vaccines & Biologicals. 1. Immunization programmes have made enormous progress globally. Why is maintaining public confidence in vaccines a top priority for global health? Public confidence is essent...

Maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) remains a major public health problem in African region despite decades of tremendous efforts to control and eliminate the disease[1][2]. WHO estimates that in 2023, 4,585 newborns died from Neonatal Tetanus, a 75% reduction from the situation in 2000[3]. According to the Global Aim Lab, “each year, 2.6 million b...

Maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) remains a major public health problem in African region despite decades of tremendous efforts to control and eliminate the disease[1][2]. WHO estimates that in 2023, 4,585 newborns died from Neonatal Tetanus, a 75% reduction from the situation in 2000[3]. According to the Global Aim Lab, “each year, 2.6 million b...

Maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) remains a major public health problem in African region despite decades of tremendous efforts to control and eliminate the disease[1][2]. WHO estimates that in 2023, 4,585 newborns died from Neonatal Tetanus, a 75% reduction from the situation in 2000[3]. According to the Global Aim Lab, “each year, 2.6 million b...

This operational resource aims to support decision-making and implementation of integrated measles and polio vaccination campaigns. Developed in consultation with the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), the Measles & Rubella Partnership (M&RP) and Gavi, th...

This operational resource aims to support decision-making and implementation of integrated measles and polio vaccination campaigns. Developed in consultation with the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), the Measles & Rubella Partnership (M&RP) and Gavi, th...

 Dates: 24-28 August 2026 Venue: Nagasaki, Japan Participants: Vaccine researchers and public health professionals who are involved in and/or interested in research, development, epidemiology, policy making, and implementation related to vaccines and immunisation. Content: Vaccinology: Science and Public Health is a 5-day s...

 Dates: 24-28 August 2026 Venue: Nagasaki, Japan Participants: Vaccine researchers and public health professionals who are involved in and/or interested in research, development, epidemiology, policy making, and implementation related to vaccines and immunisation. Content: Vaccinology: Science and Public Health is a 5-day s...