BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:de43dd0299f1d3cb36ea64afcd546a88 DTSTAMP:20260604T113849Z DTSTART:20210521T133000 DTEND:20210521T143000 SUMMARY:Addressing Challenges in Vaccination in Fragile Contexts: What are the perspectives under IA2030? DESCRIPTION:With COVID-19 vaccines now available worldwide, reaching underserved and vulnerable populations is a priority under the Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030). Numerous challenges and operational issues have presented themselves in fragile contexts including vaccine access, risk of vaccine preventable diseases, and vaccine hesitancy. Join the IA2030 Strategic Priority 5 working group for a 90-minute webinar (May 21 at 13:30 CET) hosted by the International Vaccine Access Center to discuss vaccinating against COVID-19 in fragile contexts in coordination with the launch of IA2030 at the World Health Assembly.\n\nLive translations available in Arabic, French, and Spanish during the webinar.\n\nModerated by William Moss, MD, MPH, Executive Director at the International Vaccine Access Center\n\nPanelists include:\n\nKate O’Brien, MD, MPH, Director of Immunization, Vaccines & Biologicals Department (IVB) at the World Health Organization\nNatasha Crowcroft, MD, MSc, MRCP, FFPH, Senior Technical Adviser, Measles and Rubella, and IVB at the World Health Organization\nAguide Soumouk, Immunization Team Lead, IFRC Country Office, Central African Republic\nYaser Najib, Senior Medical Officer at the Syria Immunization Group, Gaziantep, Turkey\nEba Al-muna Pasha, Global Health Cluster COVID-19 Task Team Focal Point\nGhulam Dastagir Nazary, MD, Director at Afghanistan National Expanded Program on Immunzation \n\nRegister here: https://jh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_56SRtbfXT3yXfZOTmKlCWw X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

With COVID-19 vaccines now available worldwide, reaching underserved and vulnerable populations is a priority under the Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030). Numerous challenges and operational issues have presented themselves in fragile contexts including vaccine access, risk of vaccine preventable diseases, and vaccine hesitancy. Join the IA2030 Strategic Priority 5 working group for a 90-minute webinar (May 21 at 13:30 CET) hosted by the International Vaccine Access Center to discuss vaccinating against COVID-19 in fragile contexts in coordination with the launch of IA2030 at the World Health Assembly.

Live translations available in Arabic, French, and Spanish during the webinar.

Moderated by William Moss, MD, MPH, Executive Director at the International Vaccine Access Center

Panelists include:

Kate O’Brien, MD, MPH, Director of Immunization, Vaccines & Biologicals Department (IVB) at the World Health Organization

Natasha Crowcroft, MD, MSc, MRCP, FFPH, Senior Technical Adviser, Measles and Rubella, and IVB at the World Health Organization

Aguide Soumouk, Immunization Team Lead, IFRC Country Office, Central African Republic

Yaser Najib, Senior Medical Officer at the Syria Immunization Group, Gaziantep, Turkey

Eba Al-muna Pasha, Global Health Cluster COVID-19 Task Team Focal Point

Ghulam Dastagir Nazary, MD, Director at Afghanistan National Expanded Program on Immunzation

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