About the Conference
International vaccines and Immunization Conference
Organizing the International Vaccines and Immunization Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is both strategically timely and nationally significant. Immunization remains one of the most cost-effective public health interventions and is central to achieving universal health coverage, primary health care, health security, and the Sustainable Development Goals. The conference aligns with the Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030), recognizing vaccines as a cornerstone of resilient and equitable health systems while emphasizing stronger evidence-informed policies, innovation, and multisectoral collaboration across the vaccines and immunization continuum.
The conference will serve as a platform for generating, synthesizing, disseminating, and translating scientific evidence into policy and practice. By bringing together regulators, researchers, policymakers, program managers, manufacturers, supply chain experts, development partners, and academic institutions, it will strengthen evidence-informed decision-making, foster innovation, and accelerate collaboration. It will support vaccine evaluation, licensing, regulatory science, pharmacovigilance, surveillance, laboratory science, outbreak response, implementation research, vaccine impact evaluation, local vaccine manufacturing, technology transfer, quality assurance, forecasting, procurement, cold chain management, logistics, and supply chain resilience.
The conference will further promote the exchange of scientific knowledge, operational experience, and policy lessons to advance vaccine research and development, manufacturing, regulatory science, immunization policy, and service delivery. Through strategic partnerships, South–South collaboration, advocacy, and country ownership, it aims to identify priorities for research, investment, and capacity development while accelerating progress toward resilient, equitable, and sustainable immunization systems.
Hosting the conference in Addis Ababa, the diplomatic capital of Africa and home to the African Union and numerous international organizations, provides an ideal venue for continental and global dialogue. Ethiopia's international connectivity through Ethiopian Airlines further strengthens opportunities for scientific exchange, partnerships, investment, conference tourism, and collaboration across Africa and beyond.
Conference Highlights
- Evidence-informed policy dialogue
- Scientific research and innovation
- Vaccine evaluation and regulatory science
- Implementation research
- Local vaccine manufacturing
- Cold chain and supply chain innovation
- Digital health and health information systems
- Strategic partnerships and South–South collaboration
- Knowledge translation for stronger immunization systems
Conference Objectives
The conference seeks to promote scientific exchange, knowledge translation, evidence-informed policy dialogue, and strategic partnerships across the full spectrum of vaccines and immunization.
Scientific Exchange
Promote collaboration and scientific exchange among researchers, policymakers, healthcare professionals, manufacturers, development partners, and academic institutions.
Knowledge Translation
Strengthen the translation of scientific evidence into policy, practice, and program improvement through evidence-informed decision-making.
Innovation
Promote innovation in vaccine research, implementation science, manufacturing, regulatory science, and digital health technologies.
Capacity Building
Support professional development and strengthen institutional capacity for immunization research, policy development, and program implementation.
Strategic Partnerships
Enhance collaboration among governments, development partners, academia, industry, and international organizations to strengthen immunization systems.
Sustainable Impact
Accelerate progress toward resilient, equitable, and sustainable vaccines and immunization systems through collaborative action and innovation.
Target Participants
The International Vaccines and Immunization Conference welcomes a diverse community of professionals, researchers, institutions, and partners committed to advancing vaccines and immunization through science, innovation, collaboration, and evidence-informed practice.
Immunization Program Managers
Professionals leading national and regional immunization programs who are working to strengthen vaccine delivery, implementation, and public health outcomes.
Researchers & Scientists
Researchers, scientists, and academicians specializing in vaccinology, epidemiology, public health, microbiology, virology, immunology, pharmacology, health economics, and related disciplines.
Policy & Regulatory Leaders
Policymakers, technical advisors, regulatory experts, and decision-makers working to strengthen evidence-informed vaccine policies and regulatory systems.
Industry & Development Partners
Vaccine manufacturers, supply chain specialists, development partners, international organizations, and professional associations supporting immunization initiatives worldwide.
Healthcare Professionals
Healthcare workers, frontline immunization providers, civil society organizations, and community-based organizations working to improve vaccination services and community engagement.
Digital Health & Future Leaders
Digital health experts, health information professionals, graduate students, trainees, and early-career researchers committed to advancing innovation in immunization systems.
The conference provides a multidisciplinary platform for collaboration, networking, mentorship, knowledge exchange, and evidence-informed dialogue. Participants from across Africa and around the world will have the opportunity to build partnerships, share experiences, and contribute to strengthening resilient and equitable immunization systems.
Call for Abstracts
Researchers, policymakers, program implementers, students, and partners are invited to submit original work that contributes to advancing vaccines and immunization research, policy, and practice.
Submit Your Research
The conference invites the submission of original research, implementation experiences, policy analyses, program evaluations, innovations, systematic reviews, and case studies related to vaccines and immunization. Submissions should contribute to strengthening evidence, informing policy, and improving immunization programs at national, regional, and global levels.
Authors should prepare their abstracts according to the conference submission guidelines. Each submission should clearly present the background, objectives, methods, results, conclusions, and policy or programmatic relevance of the work.
Presentation Categories
- Oral Presentations
- Poster Presentations
- Panel Discussions
Review Criteria
All abstracts will undergo a standardized peer-review process to ensure scientific quality and relevance.
- Scientific and methodological rigor
- Innovation and originality
- Quality of evidence
- Relevance to vaccines and immunization
- Policy and programmatic impact
- Alignment with conference themes
Scientific Tracks
The conference will feature multidisciplinary scientific sessions covering the full spectrum of vaccines and immunization, providing opportunities to exchange evidence, innovations, and implementation experiences.
Research & Emerging Technologies
Vaccine research, development, innovation, and emerging technologies.
Clinical Trials & Impact Evaluation
Clinical trials, vaccine efficacy, effectiveness, and impact evaluation.
Safety & Regulatory Science
Vaccine safety, pharmacovigilance, and regulatory science.
Manufacturing & Quality
Vaccine manufacturing, quality assurance, and technology transfer.
Supply Chain & Cold Chain
Forecasting, procurement, logistics, and supply chain resilience.
Disease Surveillance
Vaccine-preventable diseases, surveillance, and outbreak response.
Pandemic Preparedness
Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases and pandemic preparedness.
Health Systems
Implementation science, immunization programmes, and health systems strengthening.
Equity & Life-Course Immunization
Zero-dose communities, vaccine equity, and life-course immunization.
Digital Health & AI
Digital health, artificial intelligence, electronic immunization registries, and data use.
Behaviour & Communication
Behavioural and social determinants of vaccination, demand generation, and risk communication.
Leadership & Governance
Leadership, governance, policy, workforce development, financing, sustainability, and other innovations supporting immunization.