Oct 22, 2025 | Media, Podcast, Project Update
The Infection, Immunisation, and Emergencies (IDIE) team at the Sydney School of Public Health recently held a co-design workshop in Suva, Fiji, focused on designing interventions to strengthen vaccination for children with disability. Building on the...
Sep 18, 2025 | Media, Podcast, Project Update
A new systematic review by members of the IDIE team “Systematic review of pro-equity strategies to improve vaccination among priority populations” was recently highlighted in the Immunization Economics Community of Practice newsletter. The article...
Aug 7, 2025 | Media, Podcast, Project Update
Participants of the PPHSN Regional Meeting In July 2025, Alastair Donachie, Research Fellow with the IDIE team, attended the Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN) Regional Meeting in Nadi, Fiji. This marked a significant milestone, with IDIE participating...
Jul 7, 2025 | Project Update, Media, Podcast
IDIE’s Associate Professor Meru Sheel spoke to the Development Intelligence Lab’s The Intel highlighting the significant yet often overlooked impact of global aid cuts on health systems in the Indo-Pacific region. While these cuts may be smaller in scale...
Jun 16, 2025 | Media, Podcast, Project Update
In October 2024, A/Prof Meru Sheel, Cyra Patel, and Dr Gemma Saravanos travelled to Vientiane to present the findings from an Evaluation of the Lao Electronic Immunisation Register to the Lao Government, Ministry of Health and the National Immunisation Programme. ...
May 21, 2025 | Media, Podcast, Project Update
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...
