Vaccines: saving lives, transforming communities

This event will bring together leaders, researchers, innovators, policymakers, and changemakers for an inspiring evening on the impact of vaccinations and immunisations. The evening will feature an oration by Dr Sania Nishtar, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, followed by a panel discussion.

A trained clinician, Dr Nishtar served in Pakistan’s national government as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation. Dr Nishtar also led the health reform think tank Heartfelt, and chaired the UN Secretary-General’s Independent Accountability Panel (IAP) for women’s and children’s health along with numerous World Health Organisation commissions into areas such as non-communicable Diseases and childhood obesity.

At Gavi, Dr Nishtar is leading efforts to improve access to vaccines for children in low- and middle-income countries. Gavi works with governments such as Australia’s alongside the private sector, and civil society to ensure that vaccines are available and affordable for the world's most vulnerable populations

You are warmly invited to join us, for an oration delivered by Dr Nishtar followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session moderated by Dr Esperanza Martinez, Head of Health and Human Security, College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University (ANU). 

Panel Members include:

• Dr Sania Nishtar, CEO, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
• Dr Paulus Ripa, Director of Clinical Services at the Western Highlands Provincial Health Authority (WHPHA), Papua New Guinea.
• Dr Sarah Sheridan, Global Health Technical Lead, NCIRS
• Rebecca Emori, PhD Candidate, University of Wollongong and Australia Awards Scholar

A reception with light refreshments for the Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony between Gavi X ACPCC and Gavi X Kirby institute will be held before the oration.