The Vaccine Procurement Practitioners Network (VPPN) is pleased to invite you to a Knowledge Sharing Session on: Learning from sub-regional experiences in cross-country collaboration in the procurement of medicines and vaccines
Key learning objectives:
- Sharing research findings from WHO EURO report on Cross-Country Collaborations to improve access to medicines and vaccines
- Understanding benefits of cross-country collaboration for vaccine procurement
- Providing lessons learned about cross-country collaboration from sub-regional examples including the ‘Baltic Procurement Initiative’ and BeNeLuxa Initiative
Date & Time:
Thursday, 29 October 2020, 2020 09:00-10:00AM Copenhagen time (CET)
Presenters:
- Ms Tifenn Humbert, Technical Officer, Access to medicines and health products Division of Country Health Policies and Systems, WHO, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Dr Oleg Benes, Technical Officer, Vaccine-preventable Diseases and Immunization at WHO/Europe
- Ms Eveli Bauer, Chief specialist, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Department, Estonian Health Insurance Fund
- Francis Arickx, Advisor general, Head of Directorate, Directorate Pharmaceutical Policy, Health Care Department, National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (RIZIV INAMI), Brussels, BE, Representative of BeNeLuxa Initiative
- Sub-Regional speaker – to be confirmed
Moderators:
- Andrea Papan, VPPN, Community of Practice Manager, UNICEF
- Loïc Sanchez, Supply Officer (Immunization), Supply Division, UNICEF
Additional Resources:
- Cross-country collaborations to improve access to medicines and vaccines in the WHO European Region (2020)
- 4th PPRI Conference: Medicines access challenge – The value of pricing and reimbursement policies, Abstract Poster Book
- ASEAN Vaccine Security and Self-Reliance (AVSSR) Initiatives: A Healthy ASEAN Community through Access of Assured Quality Vaccines
PLEASE NOTE: Registration is compulsory to participate in this webinar:
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://unicef.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cUuhWCMGQaaZTBG-v3IHFw