World Immunization Week

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World Immunization Week

24-30 April 2016
World Immunization Week 2016, 24-30 April, focuses on gains in immunization coverage, and steps countries can take to “Close the Immunization Gap”.

Immunization averts 2 to 3 million deaths annually; however, an additional 1.5 million deaths could be avoided if global vaccination coverage improves.
Read the press release

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Global Vaccine Action Plan 2011 - 2020

The Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) ― endorsed by the 194 Member States of the World Health Assembly in May 2012 ― is a framework to prevent millions of deaths by 2020 through more equitable access to existing vaccines for people in all communities.

GVAP aims to strengthen routine immunization to meet vaccination coverage targets; accelerate control of vaccine-preventable diseases with polio eradication as the first milestone; introduce new and improved vaccines and spur research and development for the next generation of vaccines and technologies.

SAGE assessment reports
Image of the cover of the SAGE DoV GVAP report for 2015
The progress towards the achievement of GVAP goals is assessed independently by SAGE.
SAGE assessment report 2015

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