Strengthen production capacities to improve access to vaccines and other Health Technologies

Regional Platform to Advance the Manufacturing of COVID-19 Vaccines and other Health Technologies in the Americas

WHAT: Strengthen production capacities to improve access to vaccines and other Health Technologies

WHEN: Friday, 6 May 2022, 2.00 p.m. EDT

LANGUAGE: Video recording available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish

The Regional Platform´s main goal is to generate a space for discussion and exchange of experiences to identify opportunities for regional cooperation to increase the production capacities of medicines and other essential health technologies, including vaccines, to contribute to equitable access to these products in all Member States.

AGENDA

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Welcoming and introduction James Fitzgerald, Director, Health Systems and Services, PAHO
Fostering regional vaccines and other health technologies manufacturing to improve access and universal health, Carissa F. Etienne, Director, PAHO
Regional Platform to Advance the Manufacturing of COVID-19 Vaccines and other Health Technologies: Advances and challenges to consolidate progress in Latin America and the Caribbean. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr. Assistant Director, PAHO (presentation in Spanish available here 2.7 MB)

Panel: Development of new technological platforms for vaccine production in Latin America: COVID-19 mRNA vaccine production and beyond
- Moderator: James Fitzgerald, Director, Health Systems and Services, PAHO
- Martin Friede, Coordinator, Initiative for Vaccine Research (IVR) Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals (IVB), WHO
- Tiwadayo Braimoh, Manager, Policy and Advocacy, Medicines Patent Pool, (MPP)
- Fernando Lobos, Director, Bussiness Development, Sinergium Biotech
- Sotiris Missailidis, Vice Director, Technological Development, Bio-Manguinhos, Fundación Oswaldo Cruz
- Karin Bok, Director, Pandemic Preparedness and Emergency Response, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, (NIH)
Q&A
Closing remarks. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., Assistant Director, PAHO