Research conducted by the IDIE played a key role in a groundbreaking study in Fiji, which uncovered lower vaccination rates among children with disabilities. These findings are now guiding national policy reforms aimed at enhancing inclusion and improving access to...
In October 2023, the IDIE team together with the Linked Immunisation Action Network hosted country teams from Bhutan, Laos, Indonesia, and Vietnam for a study tour of the Australian Electronic Immunisation Registry (EIR). The study tour was undertaken to investigate...
A/Prof Meru sheel presenting on study findings in FijiStudy coordinator Unise Vakaloloma from Fiji National University providing study information
Immunisation outreach clinic in Vientiane Province, Lao PDR It’s almost the end of World Immunization Week and it’s the current climate its now more than ever important to celebrate the successes of immunization programs. I personally have also been working in the...
An alliance of Australia’s leading health and development institutions has applauded the Australian Government’s $620 million boost for health systems in the Pacific and Southeast Asia. This alliance includes the Australia Council for International Development...
As part of my second summer in the Laidlaw Leadership and Research Program, I joined the Infectious Diseases, Immunizations, and Emergencies (IDIE) research group based at the Sydney School of Public Health, the University of Sydney, Australia as a student researcher....
The IDIE team have been working on an ARIA funded project, aimed to to identify opportunities to improve the implementation and ongoing use of the registry as part of the national immunisation program in Lao PDR. This project aligns closely with the World Health...