INVITATION You are invited to a special virtual side event during the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly:
IMMUNIZATION AGENDA 2030:
Leveraging the global response to COVID-19 to strengthen health systems and build back better
TO BE HELD ON:
Thursday, September 23, 2021
07.30 - 09.00 New York / 12.30 - 14.00 Brazzaville
13.30 - 15.00 Cairo, Geneva, Copenhagen
17.00 - 18.30 New Delhi / 19.30 - 21.00 Manila
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 (TBC)
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 LEMANGO, Chief of Immunization, UNICEF
DR. NDADILNASIYA ENDIE WAZIRI, NSTOP Coordinator, 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, IVB Director, WHO
CLOSING REMARKS:
DR. ZSUZSANNA JAKAB, Deputy Director General, World Health Organization
Simultaneous Interpretations will be offered in French, Spanish, and Arabic
ABOUT THE IMMUNIZATION AGENDA 2030
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.
