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Find the latest news related to achieving sustainable and equitable immunisation programmes, as well as the archive of past Linked newsletter issues.

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Practitioner Perspective: How Armenia uses its engagement with Linked to strengthen its immunisation programme

Armenia

Estimated readtime: 4 min Linked recently had the opportunity to sit down with Gayane Sahakyan, Armenia’s Deputy General Director of the National Center for Disease Control and National Immunisation Program Manager, to discuss how Armenia’s participation in Linked activities contributes to efforts to strengthen its immunisation programme.   During initial discussions when Armenia joined the Linked … Continued

Can Financial and Non-financial Incentives Strengthen Immunisation Programme performance?

Armenia, Georgia

Estimated readtime: 6 min The Linked Immunisation Action Network (Linked) hosted a learning exchange with middle-income countries from the European Region to discuss the use of financial and non-financial incentives to increase immunisation coverage. This webinar was a follow-on to a Linked workshop in July 2022 on the integration of immunisation and primary health care … Continued

News

Linked Community News April 2023

This newsletter is available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. The Linked Network is working hard to plan engaging and action-oriented regional workshops and study tours focused on preventing backsliding in coverage through building and sustaining high-performing and equitable immunisation programmes. We are also planning cross-regional workshops and webinars among countries planning for the introduction … Continued

Resource Round-up: World Immunisation Week 2023 – The Big Catch-up

This resource round-up is available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. With three years of pandemic-related disruptions to vital health services and strained health systems, the world lost 30 years of progress to protect children with routine immunisations, an essential component to primary health services. This year’s World Immunisation Week theme, centered around “The Big … Continued

Resource Round-up: Top 10 Most Popular Linked Resources from 2022

This resource round-up is available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. Critical to immunisation programme performance is country capacity to identify and address risks to sustainable coverage and to sustainably introduce new vaccines. We compiled the top 10 most popular Linked-produced resources from last year to help you identify the strategies, good practices, and lessons … Continued

Events

Gavi Zero-Dose Learning Hub Experience Sharing Session

05/31/2023

Zoom Webinar

Join the first Gavi Zero-Dose Learning Hub Experience Sharing (ZDLH-X) session, which will be held on 31 May 2023. This session offers a unique opportunity to learn from the experiences, successes, and lessons learned by health professionals from Bangladesh and Mali in identifying and reaching zero-dose children and missed communities. Participants from all countries are … Continued

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15th IHEA World Congress on Health Economics

07/08/2023 - 07/12/2023

Cape Town International Convention Centre

The 15th IHEA World Congress on Health Economics will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from July 8-12, 2023.  The Health Economics Unit of the University of Cape Town, which is the oldest health economics research centre in Africa, will host the congress. This year’s theme will be centered around Diversity in … Continued

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