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As part of World Immunization Week, the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is hosting a webinar to celebrate 50 years of the Essential Programme on Immunization (EPI), EPI successes over the last half century, and what the future of immunization holds. A distinguished panel of Johns Hopkins experts and scientists will present on the history of and their experience with EPI vaccines including the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, and rotavirus vaccine, among others. The webinar will conclude with a moderated Q&A session to answer participant questions.

Featuring:

• William J. Moss, MD – IVAC Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Neal A. Halsey, MD – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Institute for Vaccine Safety
• Mathuram Santosham, MD, MPH – IVAC Senior Advisor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine 
• Maria Deloria Knoll, PhD – IVAC Director of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Chizoba Barbara Wonodi, DrPH, MBBS, MPH – IVAC Nigeria Country Director, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Register here: https://jh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jXe-b3cPSq622l751ic2-w#/registration

Malaria control and elimination efforts focus on multi-pronged approaches that include insecticide-treated bed nets, indoor insecticide spraying, seasonal chemoprevention, and timely testing and treatment. The WHO recommended the first malaria vaccine in 2021 as part of the Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi. Today, the vaccine rollout is imminent in countries around the world.

While much has been learned about new vaccine introductions in the past 15 years, there are always unexpected challenges. The vaccine has shown to be a potentially powerful tool in malaria prevention, but successful rollout and sustained implementation require partnership between EPI and national malaria control programs, communities, and other public and private partners.

Join JSI immunization and malaria prevention, control, and treatment experts as the world prepares for a new era in malaria prevention.

Register here: https://jsi.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7wtXlNZBT3mB1fYm-0hvZw?utm_source=Immunization+at+JSI&utm_campaign=ca070aabc2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_02_28_04_46_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c84fe8d0c0-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=ca070aabc2&mc_eid=db81c5b92f#/registration

WHY GENDER MATTERS FOR IMMUNIZATION: SECOND WEBINAR SERIES

The Immunization Agenda 2030 envisions a world where everyone, everywhere, at every age, fully benefits from vaccines to improve health and well-being. Gender-related barriers and gender inequality can prevent people, both male and female, from getting vaccinated. The goal of gender equality is to ensure that everyone has the same chances and opportunities to access and benefit from immunization services.

Building upon the first webinar series organized in 2023 (https://www.technet-21.org/en/topics/programme-management/gender-and-immunization), this second series of webinars, based on the joint WHO, UNICEF and Gavi guidance document Why Gender Matters: IA2030 (https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240033948), aims to further improve awareness and understanding of how gender-related barriers impact immunization. The series will focus on examples and best practices of gender-responsive programming to improve coverage and equity from around the world. 

Sessions will be in English, with simultaneous translation into French.

Fifth webinar session: Implement gender-responsive immunization services in emergency settings

Session description to be updated.

Registration available here: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ww9PgxybTcWv-OkPZNE43A

WHY GENDER MATTERS FOR IMMUNIZATION: SECOND WEBINAR SERIES

The Immunization Agenda 2030 envisions a world where everyone, everywhere, at every age, fully benefits from vaccines to improve health and well-being. Gender-related barriers and gender inequality can prevent people, both male and female, from getting vaccinated. The goal of gender equality is to ensure that everyone has the same chances and opportunities to access and benefit from immunization services.

Building upon the first webinar series organized in 2023 (https://www.technet-21.org/en/topics/programme-management/gender-and-immunization), this second series of webinars, based on the joint WHO, UNICEF and Gavi guidance document Why Gender Matters: IA2030 (https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240033948), aims to further improve awareness and understanding of how gender-related barriers impact immunization. The series will focus on examples and best practices of gender-responsive programming to improve coverage and equity from around the world. 

Sessions will be in English, with simultaneous translation into French.

Fourth webinar session: Apply a gender lens to research and innovation

Session description to be updated.

Registration available here: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ww9PgxybTcWv-OkPZNE43A

WHY GENDER MATTERS FOR IMMUNIZATION: SECOND WEBINAR SERIES

The Immunization Agenda 2030 envisions a world where everyone, everywhere, at every age, fully benefits from vaccines to improve health and well-being. Gender-related barriers and gender inequality can prevent people, both male and female, from getting vaccinated. The goal of gender equality is to ensure that everyone has the same chances and opportunities to access and benefit from immunization services.

Building upon the first webinar series organized in 2023 (https://www.technet-21.org/en/topics/programme-management/gender-and-immunization), this second series of webinars, based on the joint WHO, UNICEF and Gavi guidance document Why Gender Matters: IA2030 (https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240033948), aims to further improve awareness and understanding of how gender-related barriers impact immunization. The series will focus on examples and best practices of gender-responsive programming to improve coverage and equity from around the world. 

Sessions will be in English, with simultaneous translation into French.

Third webinar session: Advance gender equality and improve coverage through integrated services and collaboration across sectors

Session description to be updated.

Registration available here: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ww9PgxybTcWv-OkPZNE43A

WHY GENDER MATTERS FOR IMMUNIZATION: SECOND WEBINAR SERIES

The Immunization Agenda 2030 envisions a world where everyone, everywhere, at every age, fully benefits from vaccines to improve health and well-being. Gender-related barriers and gender inequality can prevent people, both male and female, from getting vaccinated. The goal of gender equality is to ensure that everyone has the same chances and opportunities to access and benefit from immunization services.

Building upon the first webinar series organized in 2023 (https://www.technet-21.org/en/topics/programme-management/gender-and-immunization), this second series of webinars, based on the joint WHO, UNICEF and Gavi guidance document Why Gender Matters: IA2030 (https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240033948), aims to further improve awareness and understanding of how gender-related barriers impact immunization. The series will focus on examples and best practices of gender-responsive programming to improve coverage and equity from around the world. 

Sessions will be in English, with simultaneous translation into French.

Second webinar session: Empower and collaborate with civil society and change agents to overcome gender barriers 

Civil society, grassroots organizations and change agents are powerful allies in overcoming gender barriers and increasing demand for immunization services. They often work in the hardest-to-reach communities and have the local expertise to disseminate immunization programme information. The second webinar of this series will showcase two promising approaches that aim to identify and reach zero-dose children and improve access to health services through the involvement of women's organizations in urban Mali and India.

Registration available here: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ww9PgxybTcWv-OkPZNE43A

WHY GENDER MATTERS FOR IMMUNIZATION: SECOND WEBINAR SERIES

The Immunization Agenda 2030 envisions a world where everyone, everywhere, at every age, fully benefits from vaccines to improve health and well-being. Gender-related barriers and gender inequality can prevent people, both male and female, from getting vaccinated. The goal of gender equality is to ensure that everyone has the same chances and opportunities to access and benefit from immunization services.

Building upon the first webinar series organized in 2023 (https://www.technet-21.org/en/topics/programme-management/gender-and-immunization), this second series of webinars, based on the joint WHO, UNICEF and Gavi guidance document Why Gender Matters: IA2030 (https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240033948), aims to further improve awareness and understanding of how gender-related barriers impact immunization. The series will focus on examples and best practices of gender-responsive programming to improve coverage and equity from around the world. 

Sessions will be in English, with simultaneous translation into French.

Fist webinar session: Gender responsive actions to improve the quality, accessibility, and availability of services

Immunization programmes are sometimes designed without the meaningful involvement of women and girls and the communities they are part of, thus limiting their agency in the journey towards immunization. Ahead of International Women’s Day, the first webinar of this series will showcase two different examples of meaningful inclusion of women and girls through innovative strategies that put caregivers and health care providers at the centre of their design.

Registration available here: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ww9PgxybTcWv-OkPZNE43A