A workshop to discuss and delve on the consultative process that GAVI Alliance has undertaken to bridge the immunization gaps that still exist in many parts of the country was organised for the four Northeastern states in Shillong today.
GAVI Alliance (formerly the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation) is a global health partnership of public and private sector organizations dedicated to “immunisation for all”. It has been the main donor funder of vaccination in low and middle income countries
The workshop titled, “GAVI-INDIA Strategic Partnership 2022- 26” was organised by National Health Mission, Meghalaya along with UNDP Meghalaya. It aims to develop and strategize a plan on how to reach full immunization in children especially those who have never been vaccinated before using the local concepts and understanding the perspectives of the people.
GAVI will support the states in achieving this goal in this five-year partnership plan from 2022-26.
The workshop will help the stakeholders examine and study the challenges and causes as to why there are still hurdles that exist which inhibit reaching full immunization.
The focus of GAVI visit are on demand and data, selected supply-side interventions where its funding can bring innovative approaches to scale, sustainable improvements in routine immunisation systems, stronger role of community-based and civil society organisations especially those focused on demand issues as well as private sector filling capacity gaps and capacity building in national institutions.
The participants included representatives from the development partners and the State and District Immunization Officers of Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
