Attendance an online digital event on Apr. 30, 2024 entitled “Using data to shape vaccination strategies – Launch of FIP’s global intelligence report on the role of pharmacists in vaccination”. The event was offered by International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). 

Description: Vaccination is actually one of the most efficient public health interventions to alleviate the burden of illness and saves millions of lives yearly. In health promotion, the function of pharmacists as widely recorded through the pandemic further focuses on the significance of pharmacy-based vaccination. The strategic usage of vaccination surveillance information can inform and form vaccination approaches and public health policies. The event explained the usage of surveillance data utilizing global examples of pharmacy-established vaccination services and support for expanded pharmaceutical services in vaccination. In addition, the event offered other universal vaccination data-driven projects and their usage in policy making.

Moderator:

- Ian Bates, Director, Global Pharmaceutical Observatory, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), United Kingdom.

- Gonçalo Sousa Pinto, Lead for Practice Development and Transformation, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), Spain.

Panellists:

- Kate O’Brien, Director, Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, World Health Organization.

- Katrina Bouzanis, Director, Policy and Advocacy, International Federation on Ageing, Canada.

- Farah Aqqad, Data Integration Specialist, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), Jordan.

- Sherly Meilianti, FIP Data and Intelligence Specialist, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), United Kingdom.