Global Health

Immunisation is a vital public health tool that greatly reduces the burden of serious illness globally by protecting individuals against vaccine preventable diseases.  

Strong immunisation programs save lives; advance health and wellbeing; strengthen economies; and promote social and economic equity. They enable the detection and prevention of – as well as rapid responses to – vaccine preventable disease.  

Since 2019, NCIRS has expanded its work in partnership with countries in the Asia-Pacific region and at the global level.

We work with multiple countries and partners in the region, funded by the Australian Government; Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; and others. 

NCIRS has a growing global health team with established expertise. Our key capabilities span:  

• vaccine-preventable disease control
• vaccine policy
• immunisation and public health
• vaccine safety
• program implementation  
• research related to immunisation in LMICs.  

The team adopts an evidence-based, data-driven approach working in genuine partnership with countries and key stakeholders, including through embedded in-country technical support to:  

• build lasting capacity
• generate evidence  
• develop enduring tools that strengthen immunisation and health systems in our region and beyond

Our growing program of work supports the goals of the World Health Organization (WHO) Immunization Agenda 2030.

Click on the tiles below to learn more about our work.   

2025–2030 Global Health Strategy

This far-reaching strategic plan is guiding our work in the Asia-Pacific region.

Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance (ARIA)

In 2019, NCIRS co-founded the Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance (ARIA), a collaboration of more than 100 experts from over 13 Australian and regional institutions.

Supporting middle-income countries to improve immunisation outcomes in the Asia-Pacific region

Partnering with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in-country ministries of health and local collaborators to support immunisation policy and programs in Fiji, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.

Supporting COVID-19 vaccine access in the region

We worked closely with the Australian Government and the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to support planning, implementation and monitoring of COVID-19 vaccination rollout programs.

Other partnerships in the region

Voices from the field: insights from in-country program managers