On 23-24 March 2026, partners of the EUVABECO project gathered in Lisbon, Portugal, for a two-day face-to-face meeting hosted at Instituto Superior Técnico and Direção-Geral da Saúde. The meeting brought together consortium members from across Europe to review progress, share results, and align on the next steps.
The agenda focused on key work packages, including the presentation of outcomes from pilot studies conducted in several countries. These sessions highlighted early insights into behavioural, social, and structural factors influencing vaccination, as well as their implications for implementation plans across diverse settings.
A keynote lecture by Miguel Prudêncio (GiMM) explored the role of vaccination in saving lives, drawing lessons from COVID-19 and malaria. This provided valuable scientific context to the project’s ongoing work.
Discussions also addressed evaluation activities, survey deployment across countries, and the development of final implementation plans.
The meeting marked an important milestone as the consortium prepares key deliverables, including implementation reports due at the end of March 2026 and final implementation plans expected by June 2026. Looking ahead, partners will continue their collaboration at the next face-to-face meeting in Riga in September 2026, maintaining momentum toward strengthening vaccination strategies across Europe.
