Organizer Profile
Immunization Partners in Asia Pacific (IPAP)

Immunization Partners in Asia Pacific (IPAP)

IPAP believes that the enjoyment of a healthy existence is a basic human right and that protection of the right to health is imperative for the enjoyment of other fundamental human rights as health is integrated and closely intertwined with the rights to survival, education, freedom from poverty and environmental protection. IPAP commits that a human-rights based approach shall be the foundation of all advocacy, programs, projects and activities. It further commits to explore all avenues to ensure that the right to health shall be the paramount consideration in the conduct of advocacy and adoption of policies in both the public and private sectors.

Mission:
To achieve its vision, IPAP commits itself to a development of a strong, progressive and dynamic movement that engages all stakeholders such as government, key opinion leaders, NGOs, international organizations, business stakeholders, patient groups and professionals, to liberate the people from death and suffering from preventable diseases and put an emphasis on the key messages of “Prevention, Protection and Treatment”. To fulfill this, IPAP shall effectively advocate and campaign for the widest coverage of immunization in the region and beyond.

Vision:
IPAP envisions a world where no person shall suffer from preventable diseases. It foresees a society where public health is at the forefront of every governmental program and policy. It visualizes a regional cooperation among multi-sectoral associations and organizations working towards ensuring that every person’s basic rights to survival, development and protection are guaranteed and realized.

Objectives:
• To respect and safeguard people’s rights by advocating good health through prevention.
• To work for such measures that shall ensure every person’s total mental, physical, psychological and social development.
• To serve as an advocate for the promotion of vaccination as essential to disease prevention, through information dissemination.
and educational support, collective and individual advocacy and establishment of various outreach program and services throughout the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
• To conduct, encourage and promote research activities, vaccine missions, training workshops and accept donations and sponsorships to be able to implement such activities.
• To engage in publishing and printing of materials for information, training and advocacy activities.
• To promote the adoption and implementation of an affordable and sustainable immunization program.
• To advocate for a wider coverage of immunization to include people of all ages and special risks groups.
• To promote unity and mutual cooperation among all stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific region, in order to protect and implement common goals and objectives.
• To expand society’s involvement in the advocacy by enjoining all stakeholders, namely, the government, non-government organizations, drug manufacturers, medical practitioners, patients, and international agencies.
• To liaise and coordinate with other organizations and institutions engaged in health promotion through disease prevention.
• To engage in activities that are necessary to improve and uplift the health conditions in the Asia-Pacific region.
• To do whatever is necessary to implement the above-stated purposes in accordance with the law.

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