Regional and global collaborations Our work Main navigation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander immunisation Australian Immunisation Handbook AusVaxSafety Big data Clinical research COSSI COVID-19 Disease surveillance and epidemiology Education and training New South Wales Immunisation Specialist Service (NSWISS) Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) PHN Immunisation Support program Program evaluation Regional and global collaborations Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance (ARIA) Partnership with WHO and GAVI to support Timor-Leste NITAG Partnership with Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) affiliate membership Research to inform policy Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation (SKAI) Serosurveillance Social science in immunisation Vaccine coverage Vaccine safety NCIRS recognises the ever-increasing opportunities to save lives and to better health through the equitable use of vaccines both in Australia and at regional and global levels. The impact of vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) on public health and the importance of immunisation are recognised in the Global Vaccine Action Plan and the upcoming Immunisation Agenda 2030 (in draft) of the World Health Organization (WHO). Historically, NCIRS has had a range of engagement with colleagues and programs across the globe. From 2019, we have increased our reach to support strengthening of immunisation uptake via regional and global collaborations. This applies particularly to the Indo-Pacific region and is articulated in our Strategic Plan 2019–2023. Under this plan we are undertaking a number of activities, such as providing support to the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) in Timor Leste and leading the formation and operationalisation of the Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance (ARIA). Click on the tiles below to learn more about our work. Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance (ARIA) Partnership with WHO and GAVI to support Timor-Leste NITAG Partnership with Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) affiliate membership Our work Main navigation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander immunisation Australian Immunisation Handbook AusVaxSafety Big data Clinical research COSSI COVID-19 Disease surveillance and epidemiology Education and training New South Wales Immunisation Specialist Service (NSWISS) Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) PHN Immunisation Support program Program evaluation Regional and global collaborations Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance (ARIA) Partnership with WHO and GAVI to support Timor-Leste NITAG Partnership with Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) affiliate membership Research to inform policy Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation (SKAI) Serosurveillance Social science in immunisation Vaccine coverage Vaccine safety News & Events All news & events 27 November 2020 | News COVID-19 vaccines: Frequently asked questions 21 January 2021 | News Update on Australia’s COVID-19 vaccines 11 December 2020 | News Karen Orr Immunisation Nurse Education Scholarship – 2020 winners announced 25 November 2020 | News 2019 Vaccine safety in Australia AusVaxSafety summary report 424 views