UNICEF Vaccine Procurement Practitioners Network (VPPN) Strategic Vaccine Procurement Series: Webinar 3 - How do legal and regulatory functions impact the procurement process?

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Dear TechNet Colleagues,

We are delighted to invite you to the third and final webinar in our Strategic Vaccine Procurement Series—an opportunity to explore a critical, often complex dimension of vaccine procurement: the role of legal and regulatory functions.
📅 Tuesday, 9 June 2026
🕐 1:00–2:05 PM (GMT+2)
🌍 Languages: English, French, and Russian
💻 Platform: Zoom
👉 Register here to secure your spot

Why join this session?

While planning, forecasting, and budgeting are essential stages of a strategic approach to vaccine procurement, legal and regulatory requirements often shape—and at times constrain—procurement timelines. In this final session, we will explore how these factors influence vaccine procurement, decision-making, and overall success.
You will gain practical, real-world insights from government partners in Ghana and Moldova, alongside our series expert from Canada.
This session will allow you to:

• Understand how legal and regulatory requirements impact procurement timelines and success;
• Identify common bottlenecks—and how to overcome them;
• Learn how to integrate regulatory considerations early into procurement planning;
• Hear peer-to-peer experiences and practical solutions from other countries.

Building on the series

Throughout this series, we have explored:
•    How to better tie in planning, forecasting and budgeting within the procurement timeline?
•    What mitigating strategies can you leverage to prevent commonly-faced supply risks?
In this final discussion, we take a step back and look at how aligning the procurement timeline with other influencing factors — such as legal and regulatory requirements — is equally critical. Viewing vaccine procurement as a continuous, interconnected process is key to preventing stockouts and ensuring vaccine security.

Speakers

Subject-matter expert:
•    Heather Deehan, Director, Innovative Supply Solutions and Pandemic Readiness, Public Health Agency of Canada
Country perspectives:
•    Charles Apalawino, Cold Chain Manager, Ghana Health Service
•    Veaceslav Guțu, Director adjunct, National Agency for Public Health, Moldova
Moderator:
•    Ann Ottosen, Senior Manager, Vaccine Centre, UNICEF

Explore previous resources

To catch up on earlier webinars in the series, head over to the below links:

1. Webinar 1 - How to better tie in planning, forecasting and budgeting within the procurement timeline?
   • Webinar recording, presentation in English, French and Russian, E-discussion
   • Q&A SERIES - Strategic Vaccine Procurement - Discussion with Senegal and Turkmenistan
   • LESSONS LEARNT SERIES - How to better tie in planning, forecasting and budgeting within the procurement timeline?
2. Webinar 2 - What mitigating strategies can you leverage to prevent commonly-faced supply risks?
   • Webinar recording, presentation in English, French and Russian, E-discussion
   • Q&A SERIES - Strategic Vaccine Procurement - Discussion with Georgia and Liberia

To gain access to all VPPN resources, please feel free to join the VPPN if you are a vaccine procurement professional. To do so, go to the VPPN group, and click join. Your request will be reviewed before approval.

We hope you can join us for this final session—it promises to be a valuable and practical conclusion to the series.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me via the platform or at [email protected].

Warm regards,

Dyuti