To underscore the importance of immunization in saving lives and to encourage families to vaccinate their children against deadly diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO) aims to unite countries across the globe for a week each year through vaccination campaigns, public education, and information sharing under the umbrella of World Immunization Week. This WHO web page provides an overview of World Immunization Week and links to other web pages with specific information about the current year's events, including planning and media materials, regionally-specific websites, and information about following World Immunization Week through several social media outlets.

Author(s): World Health Organization

Resource types: Website

Diseases: Not disease/vaccine specific

Topics: Childhood immunization; Advocacy and communications

Regions: Global