Aboriginal Health Workshops
Immunisation
Overview
The GPV Immunisation Program is the State based operation of the National Immunisation Program (NIP).
The major focus of the immunisation program is to assist Victorian divisions of general practice to support and encourage participation of general practitioners in the General Practice Immunisation Incentive (GPII) scheme as part of the National Immunisation Program (NIP). The overall aim of the NIP and GPII is to achieve and maintain fully immunised coverage rates of 90% or higher in children less than seven years of age.
The GPII scheme is one of the Immunise Australia initiatives announced in 1997 as part of a Seven Point Plan to lift immunisation coverage rates in Australia and to reduce the incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases. The Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (the ACIR) is a national register administered by Medicare Australia that records details of vaccinations given to children under seven years of age who live in Australia and is a core component of the Immunise Australia initiative. It was established in 1996 in response to a decline in childhood immunisation in Australia and an increase in preventable childhood diseases.
For information on the CALD Refugee Immunisation Project refer to the Refugee Health section of our website.
For further information contact:
Michelle Wills | Immunisation Program Consultant, Ph: 03 9341 5226 | Fax: 03 9341 5299 | Mob:0407 345 455 | Email: m.wills@gpv.org.au