Global Vaccine Action Plan
The Global Vaccine Action Plan is a policy framework developed by the Decade of Vaccines Collaboration and officially endorsed at the 65th World Health Assembly in May 2012.1) Its stated intention is to “prevent millions of deaths by 2020 through more equitable access to existing vaccines for people in all communities.”
A 77-page online version of the plan is available through the World Health Organization website, with ISBN number 9789241504980.
History
The GVAP was endorsed by the 194 Member States of the World Health Assembly in May 2012, and published on the World Health Organization's website in February 2013.
Contributors
Developed by the members of the Decade of Vaccines Collaboration, the GVAP cites the leadership of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF, the United States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the World Health Organization as being vital to accomplishing the ambitious goals described in the publication.
Additional contributors to the GVAP include:2)
1)
Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals. (2013, February 21). Global vaccine action plan 2011-2020. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/global-vaccine-action-plan-2011-2020
2)
Annex 5: Countries and Organizations that Contributed to the Elaboration of the GVAP. World Health Organization. Retrieved June 3, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230603045157/https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/vaccines-and-immunization/gvap-annex5.pdf?sfvrsn=f3aa55e3_2