Priority Populations Immunisation Program

The Priority Populations Immunisation Program (PPIP) is a strategic initiative led by NSW Health. The program is designed to improve vaccination rates among groups with low vaccine coverage or significant barriers to immunisation. A key component of this initiative is the Community Connectors for Immunisation Grants program, which will provide funding to not-for-profit organisations that work with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities, to foster increased vaccine acceptability and uptake.

This grants program was awarded using a targeted, competitive approach, based on areas and communities with the lowest vaccine uptake.

The objectives of this program were to:

• Increase immunisation uptake in CALD communities.

• Increase the acceptability and accessibility of vaccination among vaccine-hesitant and hard-to-reach CALD communities.

• Promote partnerships within CALD communities to improve vaccine uptake.

• Reduce the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases in these communities.

This program was funded and administered by NSW Health.