CSO Dialogue Series – Asia: 30th October 2025
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM EAT
Leaving No One Behind: Asia Regional CSO Dialogue Series on Immunisation Milestones for 2025
The Gavi CSO Constituency has been convening a series of consultations with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) across Asia to better understand the region’s immunisation landscape. These dialogues have highlighted the critical contributions of CSOs in advocacy, capacity building, and service delivery, while also addressing persistent challenges in reaching zero-dose children. By fostering national and regional networks, the consultations aim to strengthen collaboration, promote cross-learning, and generate sustainable solutions to ensure no child is left behind. Insights from these discussions continue to inform and enrich Gavi’s 6.0 strategy, with a strong focus on equity and reaching the most vulnerable communities.
The main themes of this call are as follows:
- Networked Advocacy to Advance Global Health Equity
- The Experience of the Fund Manager Mechanism
- Integrating immunisation in Primary Healthcare
- Community Experiences of Routine Immunisation
Key Points
Rationale
As 2025 draws to a close, this Asia CSO Dialogue Series offers an opportunity to reflect on the year’s milestones—such as how advocacy can advance global health equity. The discussion will also spotlight strategic priorities for the Asia region, such as integrating immunisation into primary health care, examining the role of the fund manager mechanism in strengthening immunisation systems and learning from the community experience of routine immunisation.
Learnings from this dialogue will contribute to shaping CSO perspectives and recommendations for Gavi’s 6.0 strategy.
Focus of the Dialogue
The upcoming Asia Regional CSO Convening on 30 October 2025 will center on the following themes:
- The year in review – networked advocacy to advance global health equity.
- Integration of immunisation and primary health care – lessons from Asian communities.
- The fund manager mechanism – its role in mobilising resources and advancing immunisation in the region.
- Community Champions – the experience of community health workers in implementing routine immunisation in communities.
Through these discussions, the convening will deepen CSO understanding of regional and global immunisation efforts, strengthen peer learning, and amplify the collective voice of CSOs in advancing immunisation and reaching zero-dose children across Asia.
Goal
To strengthen regional civil society dialogue on advocacy for global health equity, immunisation, primary health care, and the fund manager mechanism in the context of Gavi 6.0
Objectives
- Build CSO awareness on how advocacy contributes to global health equity.
- Promote knowledge sharing on integrating immunisation within primary health care systems.
- Document and exchange community-level experiences on routine immunisation.
- Enhance understanding of the fund manager mechanism in supporting immunisation financing.
- Continue identifying and documenting CSO priorities for immunisation in 2025.
- Map CSO expectations and strengthen regional engagement.
Expected Outcomes
- Stronger collaboration and peer exchange among CSOs at regional and national levels.
- Enhanced CSO engagement on advocacy, immunisation, and primary health care integration.
- Documented best practices and innovations for global advocacy.
- Deeper insights into country-level CSO experiences, challenges, and priorities.
- Increased membership of the Gavi CSO Constituency from the Asia region.
Agenda
| Topic | Total Time | Start Time (EAT) | End Time (EAT) | Speaker | |
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1 |
Welcome and introduction to the session |
5 minutes |
11:30 AM |
11:35 AM |
Poorni Sampath, Regional Lead, Asia Gavi CSO Secretariat
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2 |
Opportunities for CSO Engagement for Gavi 6.0 |
3 minutes |
11:35 AM |
11:38 AM |
Vince Blaser, Director of Advocacy and Communications, Gavi CSO Secretariat |
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3 |
Keynote address: Advocacy: The Year that was in 2025 |
10 minutes |
11:38 AM |
11:48 AM
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Aggrey Aluso, Director, Pandemic Action Network |
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4 |
Q&A: CSO Perspectives on Advocacy |
5 minutes |
11:48 AM |
11:53 AM |
Poorni Sampath, Regional Lead, Asia Gavi CSO Secretariat |
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5 |
The Fund Manager Mechanism: Upcoming Opportunities, the Hits and the Misses |
15 minutes |
11:53 AM |
12:08 PM |
Dr. Mah Talat, Executive Director, Community Health Directorate The Indus Hospital and Health Network, Pakistan |
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6 |
Asia CSO Advocacy priorities under Gavi 6.0. |
7 minutes |
12:08 PM |
12:15 PM
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Vince Blaser, Director of Advocacy and Communications, Gavi CSO Secretariat |
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7 |
Panel Discussion: The Asia Experience in 2025 |
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a. |
Integrating Immunisation in Primary Healthcare |
10 minutes |
12:15 PM |
12:25 PM
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Dr. Sreelekha Ray, President, Voluntary Health Association, Tripura, Indi |
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b. |
Community Champions: Experience of routine immunisation among communities |
20 minutes |
12:25 PM
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12:35 PM
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Abu Yusuf Choudhury Chairperson BACCHI, Bangladesh
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12:35 PM |
12:45 PM |
Dr. Mah Talat, Executive Director, Community Health Directorate The Indus Hospital and Health Network, Pakistan |
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8 |
Q&A: CSO Perspectives on immunisation advocacy, capacity building and service delivery |
10 minutes |
12:45 PM |
12:55 PM
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Mutana Wanjira, Communications Manager, Gavi CSO Secretariat
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9 |
Closing Remarks |
5 minutes |
12:55 PM |
1:00 PM |
Poorni Sampath, Regional Lead, Asia Gavi CSO Secretariat |