To conduct an evaluation before and two years after the introduction of the Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) to study the direct and indirect impact of PCV introduction on vaccine-type pneumococcal carriage among healthy Indonesian children under five years of age.

To build capacity of community-based organizations to strengthen vaccine confidence and acceptance within target populations by supporting evidence-based science on vaccinations, vaccine-preventable diseases and the importance of on-time vaccination.

To support the introduction of a change in Burkina Faso’s infant pneumococcal vaccine schedule to include a booster dose and to evaluate the impact of the country’s capacity to control pneumococcal disease among children and adults.