Fourteenth Meeting of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Immunization Technical Advisory Group, 29 August–1 September 2023, New Delhi, India

Overview

The Fourteenth Meeting of the World Health Organization's South-East Asia Regional Immunization Technical Advisory Group (SEAR-ITAG) was held from 29 August to 1 September 2023 in New Delhi, India.

SEAR-ITAG is a technical group comprising experts from disciplines such as programme management, communicable diseases and vaccine preventable disease control, virology, epidemiology and immunization. SEAR-ITAG provides guidance on setting regional priorities for immunization and offers technical support for strengthening routine immunization services to Member States. It meets annually with national Expanded Programme on Immunization managers and surveillance focal points, and partner agencies, to review progress on immunization coverage, surveillance, programme issues and matters related to vaccine quality assurance.

This report provides an overview of proceedings, conclusions and recommendations from its Fourteenth annual meeting in 2023.