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Wednesday, 24 April 2024
REMINDER:
Virtual press conference on World Immunization Week and other global health issues
When: Wednesday, 24 April 2024 at 15.00 CEST (Geneva time)
Subject: World Immunization Week [https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-immunization-week/2024] and other global health issues
Background: This year, the Expanded Programme on Immunization [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/01/01/default-calendar/50th-anniversary-of-the-expanded-programme-on-immunization-(epi)] (EPI) marks its 50th year. On 24 April, WHO will release a major landmark study with the most comprehensive data on the global and regional impact of vaccinations since the launch of the programme in 1974.
Speakers:
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-GeneralJosé Manuel Barroso, Gavi Board ChairEphrem Tekle Lemango, Associate Director for Health, Global Chief of Immunization, UNICEFViolaine Mitchell, Director of the Immunization Team, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
WHO experts will be present to answer questions on these and other global health issues, including the health and humanitarian situation in Gaza, mpox outbreaks, and avian flu.
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