Immunization Data & Decision Making unit
The Immunization Data & Decision Making (DDM) unit collects, collates, analyzes and produces core annual insights on global immunization system performance. These data are critical for ensuring performance accountability of bodies such as WHO, UNICEF, The Gavi Alliance and others. Our outputs direct broad resources in directions most likely to achieve impact.
IAI unit serves the immunization community with data analysis and insights to drive immunization programme impact through guidance development and capacity building for immunization programme monitoring and data use:
- data collection projects and platforms for global immunization monitoring, analyses and reporting;
- developing, coordinating, and improving global surveillance systems and coordination of global laboratory networks for VPD surveillance;
- coordination of vaccine and immunization modelling, and health economic analyses mainly used for policy and impact evaluations.
Through innovative techniques (statistical, machine learning, GIS and modelling techniques) the unit analyzes data to put it in context for dissemination and reporting. Through cross cutting collaborations within IVB the unit transforms information into evidence for both programmatic and strategic decisions.