Events

The Sixty-fifth session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, 21–26 May 2012. The Health Assembly will discuss a number of public health issues such as universal health coverage, Millennium Development Goals, noncommunicable diseases, mental disorders, nutrition and adolescent pregnancy.

The GAVI Alliance 5th Partners’ Forum (5-7 December 2012) will provide the opportunity to work together more effectively to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and to consider the innovations that will change the way we advance global health and development.

Starting on 21 April 2012, GAVI partner WHO is uniting countries across the globe for a week of vaccination campaigns, public education and information sharing under the umbrella of World Immunization Week.

For girls in the developing world, a healthy childhood and adolescence is a key to a bright future. International Women’s Day on 8th March is a day to highlight the power of vaccines to deliver on the promise for girls and women.

It’s no coincidence that GAVI was launched at the World Economic Forum in 2000. With its emphasis on innovation, partnership and the establishment of the Global Health Initiative, WEF is well-aligned with GAVI objectives.

Joining its partners to celebrate World Cancer Day on February 4th, GAVI has already supported the immunisation of 326m children against hepatitis B, a major cause of liver cancer.

World Pneumonia Day aims to raise awareness about the leading cause of under five child deaths in developing countries, and what can be done to fight this deadly disease.

The UN Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), hosted by the UN General Assembly from 19-20 September, put the world’s leading causes of death firmly on the international agenda.

Over 400 partners and stakeholders from 83 countries gathered in Hanoi for the 4th GAVI Partners' Forum, hosted by the Government of Vietnam from 18-20 November 2009.