World Immunization Week 2020

World Immunization Week 2020 is celebrated from 24-30 April. It is celebrated in the last week of April by the World Health Organization (WHO). The observation of the week aims to promote the use of vaccines in order to protect people of all ages against disease.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

Key-Points

The theme for the 2020 World Immunization Week is “#VaccinesWork for All.”

The campaign will focus on how vaccines, and the people who develop, deliver, and receive them, are heroes as they work to protect the health of everyone across the globe.

The main objective of the campaign is to make people engage around immunization globally and to teach about the importance of vaccination in improving the health and wellbeing of everyone, everywhere throughout life.

The campaign will demonstrate the value of vaccines for the health of children, communities, and the world.

It aims to show how routine immunization is the foundation for strong, resilient health systems and universal health coverage.

It highlights the need to build on immunization progress while addressing gaps, including through increased investment in vaccines and immunization.

WHO has designated 2020 as the “International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife,” WHO will highlight nurses and midwives for their crucial role in society.