Immunization Partners in Asia Pacific (IPAP) was established in 2011 in response to the Siem Reap Declaration of 2009. The declaration of 2009 called for greater efforts to “ensure that each child is provided protection” and an understanding reached at the 3rd Asian Vaccine Conference in 2011 about the need for a diverse group of partners to study and implement advocacy programs focusing on vaccine-preventable diseases.
IPAP envisions a world where no person shall suffer from preventable diseases. It foresees a society where public health is at the forefront of every governmental program and policy. It visualizes a regional cooperation among multi-sectoral associations and organizations working towards ensuring that every person’s basic rights to survival, development and protection are guaranteed and realized.