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Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) sets ambitious goals to ensure all children have access to life-saving vaccines. Digital transformation of an immunization program has the potential to significantly accelerate progress towards these goals, particularly for underserved populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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An estimated 449 million children live in conflict-affected settings experiencing acute emergencies or long-term, protracted states of fragility, with many either internally or externally displaced.
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In a statement issued in 2020, the ERG highlighted that a focus on prioritizing communities with high numbers of zero-dose children (i.e., children who do not receive the first dose of a DTP containing vaccine) is more important than ever in the context of COVID-19.
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The world has changed dramatically since the Equity Reference Group for Immunisation (ERG) met in January 2020 and published A focus on “zero dose” children: Key issues for consideration in which the members reaffirmed their commitment to increase efforts to reach the world’s unvaccinated children in the decade leading up to 2030.
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With the development of the next strategic vision for global immunization, addressing immunization equity is a central tenet – and the concept of “zero dose” children is being positioned as the instrument to align efforts, allocate resources and define success.
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There is still a substantial knowledge gap on how gender mediates child health in general, and child immunisation outcomes in particular.
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The Equity Reference Group for Immunisation (ERG) was convened by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and UNICEF to generate innovative ideas to accelerate progress on equity in immunisation.
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This paper is part of a series produced by the Equity Reference Group for Immunization (ERG). The series focuses on defining key challenges in equitable immunization coverage and highlighting actionable recommendations that can help countries reach 100 percent coverage for routine immunizations.
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines have emerged as an effective solution to prevent cervical cancer, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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The Equity Reference Group for Immunisation (ERG) has identified three broad questions to guide approaches taken to better address inequities in immunisation: 1) Is there an equity problem in the country? 2) What are the causes of the problem? 3) What works to improve coverage among disadvantaged groups?
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A key focus of the health-related sus-tainable development goal (SDG) 3 is universal health coverage (UHC), including access to safe, effective, quality,and affordable essential medicines and vaccines.
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The global health community has underscored the importance of prioritizing underserved populations or communities to improve immunization outcomes.
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In this paper, we present an overview of gender-related inequities and barriers to immunization with the aim of stimulating further thinking and discussion around these problems.
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By 2050, 68 percent of the world’s population is expected to live in an urban area. The risk of disease transmission and outbreak increases in large (and growing), densely populated areas with mobile and transient populations.
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Global child immunization rates have soared in the last decade, but national averages conceal persistent subnational inequities. Geographic inequities in vaccine coverage remain one of the unfinished challenges in immunization equity, with remote rural areas consistently underimmunized.
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Strengthening immunization and health systems to counter effects of climate change
Date: January, 2026
Climate change and global warming have the potential to significantly impact all elements of health and health systems. With 2024 being one of the hottest years on record, the long-term effects of changing environmental temperature, precipitation patterns, and humidity as well as the effects of extreme heat events and climate disasters have affected populations worldwide