Webinar: Gavi-IVAC Reaching Zero-Dose Children and Supporting Immunization Equity in Humanitarian Contexts Webinar: Monday 28 March 2022 14:00 CET/08:00 EDT

25 March, 2022

Dear HIFA Colleagues,

FYI - @ short notice but important.

Every year, nearly 10 million of the 72.5 million children that Gavi aims to reach in lower-income countries do not receive a single vaccine shot, leaving them vulnerable to some of the world's deadliest diseases. Zero-dose children [defined by Gavi in 2021 as children who don't receive a single dose of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis-containing vaccine] account for nearly half of all vaccine-preventable deaths. Last year Gavi launched a global movement to bring an end to this inequity, with immunisation its key priority for the next five years. The goal: to reduce the number of zero-dose children by 25% by 2025, and by 50% by 2030, which will also mark the closing of the Sustainable Development Goals. However, as Gavi reports below, "An estimated two-thirds of zero-dose children live in conflict-affected settings".

NB It is unclear whether registrants will be able to view this webinar at a later date. Hopefully it will be made available.

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Subject: [EVENT INVITATION] Gavi-IVAC Reaching Zero-Dose Children and Supporting Immunization Equity in Humanitarian Contexts Webinar: Monday 28 March 2022 14:00 CET/08:00 EDT

Dear colleagues,

On Monday, 28 March 2022 at 14:00 CET, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) will launch a webinar on "Reaching Zero-Dose Children and Supporting Immunization Equity in Humanitarian Contexts

https://www.jhsph.edu/ivac/2022/03/18/webinar-zero-dose/

An estimated two-thirds of zero-dose children live in conflict-affected settings. More broadly, countries that are considered as fragile and conflict affected states by the World Bank and IMF are home to nearly 1 billion people, nearly double the level 20 years ago. Research suggests that global conflicts are lasting longer and becoming more complex with greater impacts on civilian populations.

It is within this context, that Gavi is currently revising its Fragility, Emergencies and Refugees Policy

https://www.gavi.org/programmes-impact/programmatic-policies/fragility-e...

and will be inviting stakeholders to engage in it via a public consultation 25 March - 1 April, 2022. Alongside this, Gavi and IVAC have invited a panel of humanitarian and immunization experts to discuss the importance of prioritizing immunization equity in humanitarian settings, key issues for maintaining routine services including childhood immunization, and what Gavi and partners are doing to reach the most marginalised children.

Register to the webinar here: https://bit.ly/zero-dose-ivac-webinar

We also invite you to share the event widely with your networks. Thank you in advance for your active engagement and participation.

Kind regards,

Cherish Gamanya (she/her/hers)

Advocacy Intern, Public Policy Engagement

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