Tag » Immunisation

The Department of Health and Human Services is funding the Hume/Whittlesea Refugee Immunisation Project – a pilot project in northwest Melbourne to support the referral, tracking and follow-up of newly arrived humanitarian entrants to ensure they receive recommended immunisation

This summary update details progress on the recommendations from the 2014 needs analysis, A needs analysis of catch-up immunisation in refugee-background and asylum seeker communities in Victoria; including recommendations either partially or fully achieved, and those that are still o

This report examines catch-up immunisation for people of refugee background including people seeking asylum in Victoria, and explores effective models of service delivery to complete catch-up vaccinations. This analysis is based on a premise of equity – that refugee background Victori

This briefing was prepared by the Victorian Refugee Health Network Immunisation Working Group. It documents a number of issues related to the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) that have direct impact on service providers and refugee-background communities.

This briefing was prepared by the Victorian Refugee Health Network Immunisation Working Group. It documents concerns relating to the Commonwealth ‘No Jab No Pay’ legislation and the impact on service providers and on refugee-background communities through the effects on Centrelink pay

No one arriving in Australia as a refugee or seeking asylum will be fully vaccinated according to the Australian immunisation schedule. This is due to differences in country of origin schedules, and/or issues with health service access. Refugees and asylum seekers should be vaccinated

The Network has developed this information sheet to inform case workers and health service staff in Victoria about recent immunisation policy changes that impact on families from refugee backgrounds. Recent immunisation legislation and policy changes require children to be fully up-to

People from refugee backgrounds may have unique clinical needs as a result of poor or interrupted access to healthcare. Person centred care is central to all clinical work with people from refugee backgrounds, and therefore the health concerns and priorities of the patient must be add

Networking Health Victoria has produced Multilingual Immunisation Talking Books that provide immunisation information in an easy to understand format. A pre-immunisation check and post immunisation information have been translated into 22 languages including Burmese, Cambodian, Chin T

The Australian Immunisation Handbook provides clinical advice for health professionals on the safest and most effective use of vaccines in their practice. These recommendations are developed by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) and approved by the Nationa