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“154 million lives saved in 50 years: 5 charts on the global success of vaccines.”
To celebrate 50 years since the World Health Assembly launched the Expanded Programme on Immunziation (EPI), IDIE's Meru Sheel together with Dr Alexandra Hogan from UNSW, deconstructed the global analysis for this important landmark & what it means in an article...
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COVID is still around and a risk to vulnerable people. What are the symptoms in 2025? And how long does it last?
In 2025, COVID-19 continues to pose a risk, especially to vulnerable populations such as the elderly, immunocompromised individuals, and those with chronic conditions. While most people now experience only mild symptoms—like fever, cough, sore throat, and runny...
The first Pacific study on vaccine access for children with disability
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...
Electronic Immunisation Registers: Challenges and Strategies toImplementation – A Cross-Regional Learning Resource from Linked StudyTour and Webinar
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...
World Immunization Week 2025
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...
Health institutions applaud $620M injection for strong and resilient health systems in the Pacific and Southeast Asia
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...
Strengthening immunisation data and vaccine uptake in Lao PDR using electronic immunisation registers
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...
IDIE at Global Health Security Conference
Reflections from Ghenu Khillo, PhD student at IDIE I am honoured to be nominated as a student ambassador for the Global Health Security Conference 2024, held at the International Convention Centre, Sydney. This event was an insightful and remarkable platform to...
Vaccine-Preventable Disease Outbreaks Among Healthcare Workers: A Scoping Review
Outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) in health care workers (HCWs) can result in morbidity and mortality and cause significant disruptions to health care services, patients and visitors as well as an added burden on the health system. Our recently...
From injuries to infectious diseases, what are the health risks in the aftermath of PNG’s landslide?
On May 24, 2024, Papua New Guinea experienced a massive landslide in the Enga province. With more than 7,800 people affected by the landslide, many are displace from their homes or are lacking access to basic necessities. While the exact death toll is still unknown,...
“154 million lives saved in 50 years: 5 charts on the global success of vaccines.”
To celebrate 50 years since the World Health Assembly launched the Expanded Programme on Immunziation (EPI), IDIE's Meru Sheel together with Dr Alexandra Hogan from UNSW, deconstructed the global analysis for this important landmark & what it means in an article...
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