IMMUNION
IMMUNION (“Improving IMMunisation cooperation in the European UNION”) is a 2-year project (2021-2023) co-funded by the European Union Health Programme, in the ultimate goal of increasing vaccine confidence and uptake.
IMMUNION will strengthen collaboration between healthcare professionals and other stakeholders, addressing issues of access to accurate, evidence-based information about vaccination. This will be primarily achieved through strategies focused on communication and training. The project will also develop tools and resources to increase vaccine coverage, in particular amongst underserved populations.
Led by EuroHealthNet, the project brings together members of the Coalition for Vaccination (established by the EU in 2019), as well as partners across the EU. It will build on learnings from and add value to vaccination efforts at national, regional and global level.
Vision and Objectives
Our overall objective is to support EU efforts to improve vaccine uptake by strengthening joint efforts amongst Coalition for Vaccination member associations and other stakeholders (e.g., media, national health authorities and local communities) to deliver better vaccine education to health professionals and better information to the general public.
What we do
IMMUNION will implement a range of activities aiming to provide resources and educational opportunities to health professionals and increase the uptake of vaccines.
These activities include:
Further developing the SEKI platform, which will bring together validated training and resource materials for health professionals from sources such as the ECDC, WHO Europe, UNICEF and the EU Joint Action on Vaccination (EU-JAV).
A ‘Training of Trainers’ (ToT) workshop, to be delivered to professors/trainers in Greece, Latvia and Romania as well as at EU-level.
Three specialised vaccine and vaccinology workshops for health professionals.
Four national toolboxes (for Greece, Italy, Latvia and Romania) of communication and community engagement tools to help improve vaccination coverage rates in specific vulnerable and underserved populations.
An Ask an Expert page which offers journalists, health professionals and the general public the opportunity to find vaccination experts from across Europe, to provide quotes and other information about vaccination for articles and/or to participate in local events.
Partners
Scientific Advisory Board Members
Catharina De Kat-Reynen
WHO EuropeBenedicte Molnes
European Nursing Students Association (ENSA)Charlotte Carter
The European Dental Students Association (EDSA)Chiara Pegan
European Medical Students’ Association (EMSA)Chloé Lebbos
European Pharmaceutical Students' Association (EPSA)Christiaan Keijzer
European Federation of Salaried Doctors (FEMS)Emilie Karafillakis
Vaccine Confidence Project, London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineFrancisco Ribeiro Mourao
European Junior Doctors (EJD)Gindrovel Dumitra
European Union of General Practitioners (UEMO)Harry-Sam Selikowitz
Council of European Dentists (CED)Karin Båtelson
European Association of Senior Hospital Physicians (AEMH)José Santos
European Council of Medical Orders (CEOM)Mervi Jokinen
European Midwives Association (EMA)Miguel Angel Lopez-Andrade Jurado
Council of European Dentists (CED)Nenad Miljković
European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP)Ömer Faruk Sönmez
European Dental Students Association (EDSA)Ruth Bell
University College LondonSiff Malue Nielsen
WHO EuropeStefano del Torso
European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP)