Reaching Every District (RED) - A guide to increasing coverage and equity in all communities in the African Region
Expanded Programs on Immunization (EPI) is responsible for vaccines and vaccination to control, eliminate and eradicate vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). Having strong immunization systems to deliver vaccines to those who need them most will play a signi..cant role in achieving the health, equity and economic objectives of several global development goals. These include the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the 2011- 2020 Decade of Vaccines, the 2030 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) agenda, the 2011-2020 Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP), the Global Routine Immunization Strategy and Plan (GRISP), and the Regional Strategic Plan for Immunization 2014-2020.
