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 Supporting COVID-19 vaccine access in the region Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance (ARIA) NCIRS technical staff working in the region Partnership with WHO and GAVI to support Timor-Leste NITAG Partnerships in the region 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 in Australia and at regional and global levels. The burden of vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) and the importance of immunisation are recognised in the Global Vaccine Action Plan and the recently released Immunisation Agenda 2030 of the World Health Organization (WHO). NCIRS has historically engaged with immunisation colleagues and programs across the globe. Since 2019, we have increased our reach and engagement to support the strengthening of immunisation uptake via regional and global collaborations, particularly to the Indo-Pacific region, as articulated in our Strategic Plan 2019–2023. . Under this plan we are undertaking a number of activities, such as supporting Australia’s response to COVID-19 and all vaccine access in the region; deploying technical staff to the region; 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. Supporting COVID-19 vaccine access in the region Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance (ARIA) NCIRS technical staff working in the region Partnership with WHO and GAVI to support Timor-Leste NITAG Partnerships in the region 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 Supporting COVID-19 vaccine access in the region Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance (ARIA) NCIRS technical staff working in the region Partnership with WHO and GAVI to support Timor-Leste NITAG Partnerships in the region Research to inform policy Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation (SKAI) Serosurveillance Social science in immunisation Vaccine coverage Vaccine safety News & Events All news & events 20 May 2022 | News Karen Orr Nurse Education Scholarship – 2022 applications now open 13 May 2022 | Events Video now available | Preventing shingles (herpes zoster) and its complications using zoster vaccines - and a quick update on COVID-19 vaccines 12 May 2022 | News International Nurses Day 2022 - A voice to lead: invest in nursing and respect rights to secure global health 29 April 2022 | News World Immunisation Week - 24 to 30 April 2022 1389 views