73rd World Health Assembly – IA2030 endorsed

On May 18-19, 2020 the 73rd World Health Assembly was held where  WHO Member States adopted global public health policies such as to “Strengthening global immunization efforts to leave no one behind” and  a “Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property”. [1]

The Immunisation Agenda 2030 (IA2030) was endorsed.  This “strategic proposal envisions a world where everyone, everywhere, at every age, fully benefits from vaccines to improve health and well-being.”

Member States also “requested the Secretariat to continue its support for WHO’s Global Influenza Strategy 2019–2030” which was launched March 19, 2019.

IA2030 is  planned to roll out through 2021.