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Meru Sheel profiled by the Lancet Infectious Diseases
IDIE's team leader, A/Prof Meru Sheel, was recently profiled by the Lancet Infectious Diseases. The profile takes readers to her journey from vaccine development to emergency responses to training the next generation of global health practitioners and advocating for...
IDIE Updates, Media, and Podcasts
Coming Together to Think Forward: Reflections from the IDIE Planning Day
On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the Infectious Diseases, Immunisation & Emergencies (IDIE) team came together for a full-day planning session at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science in Chowder Bay. Bringing together IDIE members, including our lead Professor Meru...
Evaluating the Lao PDR Electronic Immunisation Registry
The Lao PDR Electronic Immunisation Registry (EIR) evaluation examined early implementation of a DHIS2-based digital immunisation registry across 26 health facilities in Vientiane Capital and Vientiane Province. Healthcare workers reported high acceptance and ease of...
When is the best time to get your flu shot?
IDIE's Prof Meru Sheel together with Prof Allen Cheng of Monash University recently wrote an op-ed explaining when is the best time to get your flu shot. The article emphasised the importance of getting a flu shot in protecting against hospitallisation and the need...
Fiji Co-design workshop on interventions to improve Vaccination for Children with Disability
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...
Systematic review underscores the value of pro-equity strategies in immunization programs
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 highlight the team's...
Strengthening Health Security in the Pacific: Reflections from the 2025 PPHSN Regional Meeting in Nadi, Fiji
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...
Global aid cuts are putting health outcomes in the region at risk. Is this the most critical gap Australia should fill and how?
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 compared to...
Measles cases are surging globally. Should children be vaccinated earlier?
IDIE's Associate Professor Meru Sheel, together with Associate Professor Anita Heywood (UNSW) discusses the alarming global resurgence of measles, highlighting a 20% increase in cases in 2023 due to declining vaccination rates and immunity gaps exacerbated by the...
Enhancing Electronic Immunisation Register: Insights from Lao PDR
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. ...
Measles: How Worried Should We Be?
Measles is making a troubling comeback in the U.S., with over 700 confirmed cases reported across 25 states so far in 2025. While some online debates downplay the severity, the reality is that measles is one of the most contagious viruses known, and nearly all recent...
Profile pieces
Meru Sheel profiled by the Lancet Infectious Diseases
IDIE's team leader, A/Prof Meru Sheel, was recently profiled by the Lancet Infectious Diseases. The profile takes readers to her journey from vaccine development to emergency responses to training the next generation of global health practitioners and advocating for...
Profile pieces
Profile, Women in STEM on the lessons from an unprecedented year, Women’s Agenda (https://bit.ly/3z8A8ry), 2020 Profile, Canberra’s Dr Meru Sheel, an infectious diseases expert on the virtual frontline (https://bit.ly/3geYsPU), 2020 Profile, Johnson...