Vaccines: saving lives, transforming communities

Vaccinations and immunisations are a life saving tool which have demonstrated their transformative power to save the lives of people across the world- and especially for children. Join us for an oration delivered by Dr Sania Nishtar, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. followed by a panel discussion.

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7 Nov 2024 5:00pm - 7 Nov 2024 7:00pm
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Dr Sania Nishtar
Prof Esperanza Martinez
Dr Paulus Ripa
Dr Sarah Sheridan
Rebecca Emori
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Cost

Free to attend

Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony and reception open to all who have registered

Oration and panel discussion open to all who have registered

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Raylynn Benn
Policy and Advocacy Lead, Pacific Friends of Global Health

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Dr Sania Nishtar, CEO of GAVI

Dr Sania Nishtar leads Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Since 2000 Gavi has vaccinated more than 1.1 billion children in 78 countries averting more than 18.8 million deaths.

A trained clinician, Dr Nishtar served in Pakistan’s national government as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation. Dr Nishtar also led the health reform think tank Heartfelt, and chaired the UN Secretary-General’s Independent Accountability Panel (IAP) for women’s and children’s health along with numerous World Health Organisation commissions into areas such as non-communicable Diseases and childhood obesity.

At Gavi Dr Nishtar is leading efforts to improve access to vaccines for children in low- and middle-income countries. Gavi works with governments such as Australia’s alongside the private sector, and civil society to ensure that vaccines are available and affordable for the world's most vulnerable populations

Join us, for an oration delivered by Dr Sania Nishtar, CEO, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance followed by a panel discussion.

A panel discussion and Q&A, moderated by Dr Esperanza Martinez, Head of Health and Human Security, College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University (ANU).

Panel Members include:

  • Dr Sania Nishtar, CEO, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
  • Dr Paulus Ripa, Director of Clinical Services at the Western Highlands Provincial Health Authority (WHPHA), Papua New Guinea.
  • Dr Sarah Sheridan, Global Health Technical Lead, NCIRS
  • Rebecca Emori, PhD Candidate, University of Wollongong and Australia Awards Scholar

Reception to be held beforehand 5:00- 5:45 PM.

Schedule

event

schedule5:00-6:00pm

Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony

Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony between:

Gavi x Australian Centre of Prevention of Cervical Cancer (ACPCC)

Gavi x The Kirby Institute

Reception & light refreshments for all who have registered (open to the public)

schedule6:00-7:00pm

Oration and panel discussion (open to the public)

Location

Superfloor(Level 6) Marie Reay Teaching Centre, University Avenue, Kambri ANU

-35.277667011235, 149.1205097

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Pacific Friends of Global Health
Australian Global Health Alliance