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Why Gender Matters for Immunization: Webinar Series

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"Immunization programmes will only succeed in expanding coverage and equity when gender roles, norms and relations are understood, analyzed and accounted for as part of service planning and delivery."



Offered by the World Health Organization (WHO), TechNet-21, and Immunization Agenda 2030, this webinar series aims to improve awareness and understanding of how gender-related barriers impact immunisation . Showcasing examples from around the world of gender-responsive programming, the series aims to provide practical tools and methods to integrate a gender perspective into immunisation programmes to improve coverage and equity. Webinars are delivered in English, with simultaneous French translation; video recordings and presentation slides are available.



Webinars include:

  1. Why Gender Matters for Immunization - Overview [June 8 2023]: featuring Stephanie Shendale, WHO/Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals (IVB); Shoubo Jalal, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF); and Jean Munro, GAVI. Materials:
  2. Understanding Gender-related Barriers to Immunization: Importance of Gender Data and Analysis [June 22 2023]: featuring Stephanie Shendale, WHO/IVB; Michela Manna, WHO/IVB; Valentina Bigoni, WHO; and Veronica Kamanga Njikho, UNICEF. Materials:
  3. Gender Responsive Approaches 1 - Gender Responsive Actions for the Health Workforce [July 6 2023]: featuring Stephanie Shendale, WHO/IVB; Michelle McIsaac, WHO; Laurence Codjia, WHO; and Julianne Birungi, UNICEF. Materials:
  4. Gender Responsive Approaches 2 - Make Community Engagement and Social Mobilization Gender Responsive and Transformative [July 13 2023]: featuring Stephanie Shendale, WHO/IVB; Lisa Menning, WHO; Ketan Chitnis, UNICEF; and Adelline Twimukye, Infectious Diseases Institute, Uganda. Materials:
  5. Gender Responsive Approaches 3 - Engaging with Men and Promoting a Family Approach to Transform Gender Norms [July 20 2023]: featuring Stephanie Shendale, WHO/IVB; Shirin Heidari, WHO; Elizabeth Arlotti-Parish, Jhpiego; Alia Poonawala, GAVI; and Archana Choudhary, GroupM Media India Pvt. Ltd. Materials:

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Webinars are delivered in English, with simultaneous French translation. Presentation slides are in English.
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TechNet-21.org, July 10 2023, July 17 2023, and August 1 2023. Image credit: Veronica Kamanga Njikho