Immunisation Agenda 2030 – “leave no one behind”

In 2019 the World Health Organisation (WHO) began planning a new decade of vaccines called Immunisation Agenda 2030 (IA2030), superseding the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP), that started in 2011 and expired 2020. 

Vaccination or Immunisation, a practice the WHO claims saves “millions of lives every year”, is a component of 14 out of 17 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).  The plan is sold as “Immunization is an investment for the future, creating a healthier, safer and more prosperous world for all” and the intention is to “leave no one behind“, the market has opened up to everyone. [1, 2]

“Immunization is playing a critical role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Immunization reaches more people than any other health and social service, making it the foundation of primary health care systems and a key driver toward universal health coverage.”  (Now think digital “vaccination certificate” – which will morph into passport)

In August 2020 at the 73rd World Health Assembly the new global vision for vaccines IA2030 was endorsed.