UNICEF VPPN Webinar - 5 February 2026, 1pm GMT+1 - Strategic Vaccine Procurement Series: How to better tie in planning, forecasting and budgeting within the procurement timeline?

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Dear TechNet members,

New year, new Vaccine Procurement Practitioners Network (VPPN) webinar series!
Join us on Thursday, 5 February, at 1pm GMT+1, for the first webinar in our 3-part series on strategic vaccine procurement.

It will give you valuable information and practical tools to make your procurement approach more strategic. A strategic approach to procurement is indeed key to ensure vaccine security. It considers multiple aspects of demand, product market and supply chain including sufficient time for planning and adequate resources. It also identifies potential risks and mitigation strategies during the full procurement lifecycle. Yet, we regularly hear from government partners the need to better align planning, forecasting, budgeting within their procurement approach to have a proper integrated strategy to vaccine procurement that will improve efficiency.

We are exactly tackling this issue in our next event during which, you will hear from government partners from Canada, Senegal and Turkmenistan on how to better tie in planning, forecasting and budgeting within the procurement timeline. You will also have the possibility to address your challenges and deepen your understanding of the topic by asking any question you have during the 15-minute long Q&A session following the presentations.

The webinar will be held in English, French and Russian and take place on Zoom.
To take part in it, you need to register here. Please, note that registration is compulsory and that, once registered, you will receive an e-mail confirmation with the link to the webinar.

Please find below all relevant details on this webinar and the whole series, that includes a total of 3 webinars.

If you are a procurement professional, you are also welcome to join the Vaccine Procurement Practitioners Network (VPPN) on TechNet, our community of practice and resource portal for professionals supporting national immunisation, by clicking here, scrolling down and selecting VPPN at the bottom of the page. 

We are looking forward to seeing you at this event. And in the meantime, you can reach me, in the comments below or by email at [email protected], for any request or question you might have.

Kind regards,

Dyuti

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Strategic Vaccine Procurement Series: Webinar 1 - How to better tie in planning, forecasting and budgeting within the procurement timeline?

Registration
Link to register for the webinar 

Date & Time
Thursday, 5 February 2026, 1pm GMT+1 to 2:05pm GMT+1

Objectives

• Provide an overview of what a strategic procurement approach is and how the whole procurement cycle, from planning to procurement, is connected.
• Share examples of best practices in regard to how specific procurement building blocks directly impact a country’s ability to procure vaccines in a timely fashion, with a focus on how poor forecasting can negatively impact procurement processes and timelines
• Provide peer-to-peer learning and triangular cooperation to support countries in accessing quality-assured vaccines
• Answer questions on the topic

Speakers

Subject-matter expert:
- Heather Deehan, Director, Innovative Supply Solutions and Pandemic Readiness, Centre for Emerging and Respiratory Infections and Pandemic Preparedness, Public Health Agency of Canada
- Matthaeus Lundie, Senior Director, Pharmaceuticals Procurement Directorate, Public Services and Procurement Canada

Senegal:
Aby Diop Diawara, Pharmacist, EPI Logistician, Ministry of Health and Social Action

Turkmenistan:
Sachly Nuriyeva, Head of the Epidemiological Surveillance Department, Ministry of Health and Medical Industry

Moderator:
Brendan Kwesiga, Senior Health Specialist, Programme Group, UNICEF

Agenda

1:00pm GMT+1                          Welcome and introduction of the topic
1:03pm GMT+1                          Subject-matter expert’s presentation
1:18pm GMT+1                          Senegal's presentation
1:33pm GMT+1                          Turkmenistan's presentation
1:48pm GMT+1                          Questions & Answers
2:03pm GMT+1                          Closing remarks
2:05pm GMT+1                          End & Further E-discussion on the VPPN

Following events in the Strategic Vaccine Procurement Series

• Webinar 2 - What mitigating strategies to prevent commonly-faced supply risks?
• Webinar 3 - How do legal and regulatory functions impact the procurement process?