Vaccine research and development
Mission
The mission of the WHO Initiative for Vaccine Research (IVR) is to guide, provide vision, enable, support, and facilitate the development, clinical evaluation and world-wide access to safe, effective and affordable vaccines against infectious diseases of public health importance, especially in developing countries.
Vision
Being a vaccine research oriented unit of WHO, IVR adopts the long-term vision of the WHO Department of Vaccines and Biologicals: a world in which all people at risk are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases.
In addition, the specific vision of IVR is:
To develop and promote a global and sustainable R&D pipeline delivering the optimal cost-effective vaccines for IVR priority diseases.
IVR will focus on critical steps, leveraging on existing research, developments and management opportunities, proactively identify and promote set of targets for each stage of development to shape the global portfolio at every stage.
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Initiative for Vaccine Research
Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals
World Health Organization (WHO)
20 Avenue Appia
1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
Fax: +41 (22) 791 48 60
Email: VaccineResearch@who.int