The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and The Task Force for Global Health (TFGH), in collaboration with the Ministries of Health of Lao PDR, Cambodia, and Thailand, along with key partners including Mother and Child Health Center (Lao MoH), hosted a two-day workshop from December 20-21, 2023, focused on improving COVID-19 vaccination programs and enhancing global health security. The workshop brought together key stakeholders, including representatives from Laos-Cambodia-Thailand’s Ministries of Health, CDC, World Health Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund, National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG), the Task Force for Global Health, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Asian Development Bank, and World Bank.
Since early 2021, the CDC has been working in collaboration with foreign Ministries of Health and partner organizations to develop national capacities for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of COVID-19 vaccination programs. Program evaluations, including COVID-19 Post-Introduction Evaluations (cPIEs), have been crucial in identifying best practices, documenting lessons learned, and improving program performance.
