IA2030: Leveraging the Global Response to COVID-19 to strengthen health systems and build back better

AGENDA

WELCOME REMARKS:

• Moderator, DR. RANA HAJJEH, Director of Programme Management, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

OPENING REMARKS:

• DR. TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS, Director General, World Health Organization

• MS. HENRIETTA FORE, Executive Director, UNICEF

• DR. SETH BERKLEY, CEO Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

PANEL 1: CHAMPIONING IMMUNIZATION

• H.E. MR. DAG INGE ULSTEIN, Minister of Development, Norway

• H.E. DR. FAWZIYA ABIKAR NUR, Minister of Health, Somalia

• HON. DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, India

• DR EPHREM T. LEMANGO, Chief of Immunization, UNICEF

• DR. NDADILNASIYA ENDIE WAZIRI, National Coordinator of the National Stop Transmission of Polio Program, at the African Field Epidemiology Network, Nigeria.

PANEL 2 : EXPLORING SOLUTIONS

• DR. FENG ZHAO, Practice Manager, Strategy, Operations and Global Engagement World Bank

• MR. XAVIER CASTELLANOS MOSQUERA, Under Secretary General, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

• DR. KATE O'BRIEN, Director, Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, World Health Organization

CLOSING REMARKS:

• DR. ZSUZSANNA JAKAB, Deputy Director General, World Health Organization

ABOUT IA2030

The Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) is an ambitious global strategy to maximize the lifesaving impact of vaccines. IA2030 aims to halve the number of children who completely miss out on essential vaccines - also known as zero dose children, achieve 500 introductions of new or under-used vaccines in low- and middle-income countries, and achieve 90% coverage for key life-saving vaccines. Achieving those could help save more than 50 million lives.

Immunization is critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Immunization reaches more people than any other health and social service, making it the foundation of primary health care systems and a key driver toward universal health coverage. This makes immunization essential to SDG3: to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.