VPPN Knowledge Sharing Session: Learning from Sub-regional Experiences in Cross-country Collaboration in the Procurement of Medicines and Vaccines

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