NCIRS’ Global Health Strategy has been developed to define our future collaborations with countries in the Asia-Pacific region to strengthen immunisation systems and better control vaccine preventable diseases. 

The six-year Strategy will guide our efforts to optimise population health through equitable and sustainable immunisation programs and complements the collective vision of global efforts. It focuses on five interdependent priority areas that are essential for reducing the impact of vaccine preventable disease across the life course and advancing wellbeing and global health security.

Each of the priorities has the aim of addressing specific challenges and enhancing immunisation program capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Focus areas for action within each priority will guide our global work over the period of the strategy.

Our priorities are as follows:

  • Priority 1: Support the design and delivery of safe, equitable, effective and sustainable immunisation programs.
  • Priority 2: Encourage use of evidence-based decision-making to develop locally tailored immunisation policies and programs.
  • Priority 3: Foster development of equitable and inclusive immunisation programs that incorporate a range of programmatic, social and behavioural data.
  • Priority 4: Facilitate research, monitoring and evaluation of immunisation program implementation, effectiveness, safety and impact.
  • Priority 5: Build capacity of NCIRS staff to support immunisation programs and reduce vaccine preventable disease threats.

To sustain and expand the life-saving impact of vaccines, we must prioritise equitable vaccine access and improve the integration of immunisation into broader health services across the lifespan.  

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Last updated July 2025