UNICEF VPPN Webinar - Localisation Series: Could my country procure immunisation supplies locally? - 9 September 2025, 10am GMT+2

Link to register for the webinar

Dear TechNet members,

You are invited to join us on Tuesday, 9 September, at 10am GMT+2, for the second and final webinar in our localisation series. Following a first event titled "What to consider for local vaccine manufacturing?", this webinar will focus on the issue of procuring immunisation supplies locally or regionally.

Initiating or scaling a local procurement of immunisation supplies requires a deep understanding of markets, demand and supply levers, legal frameworks, manufacturing processes, regulatory requirements, and supply chain oversight. Information on product specifications, vaccine availability, value for money, and market risks, etc. all serve as the basis for creating a procurement strategy. Decision making around whether to procure locally or regionally manufactured products is one aspect of the procurement plan.

During the event, you will be able to benefit from the experience of government partners from Eswatini and Indonesia, who will share their procurement considerations, decision-making process around the procurement channel, risks and benefits of the chosen options, as well as challenges faced and lessons learnt. Thanks to the Clinton Health Access Initiative's (CHAI) expertise, you will also hear more about the objectives and implicit considerations for procurement, the links between procurement policy and regional vaccine manufacturing and the potential future shifts that may affect procurement decision-making. Finally, a 15-minute-long Q&A session will allow you to ask any question you have on the topic.

Held on Zoom, the webinar will be in English and translated into Arabic, French and Russian.
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.

Do not hesitate to share any question or concern you have on the subject in the Comments section below, at the bottom of the page. Our panellists and experts will be happy to answer you.
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.

Please find below all relevant details on this webinar and the whole series.
We are looking forward to welcoming you during this event. In the meantime, you can always reach out to me, through the platform or by email at [email protected], for any request you might have.
 
Kind regards,
 
Dyuti

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Localisation Series: Webinar 2 - Could my country procure immunisation supplies locally?

Registration
Link to register for the webinar
 
Date & Time
Tuesday, 9 September 2025, 10am GMT+2 to 11:05am GMT+2
 
Objectives

• Detail what needs to be considered for a procurement strategy
• Provide an overview of the main considerations when deciding to procure locally or regionally manufactured immunisation supplies, including decision-making on product choice
• Exchange challenges, knowledge, perspectives, and lessons learnt around the procurement of vaccines and immunisation supplies that are locally or regionally manufactured
• Answer questions on the topic

Speakers

Subject-matter expert:
•    Deepanshi Pahuja, Senior Associate, Vaccine Markets, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
Eswatini:
•    Xolisiwe Dlamini, EPI Manager, Ministry of Health
Indonesia:
•    Dr. Agusdini Banun Saptaningsih, Director of Pharmaceutical Production and Distribution, Ministry of Health
Moderator:
•    Kristina Lorenson, Senior Contracts Manager, Vaccine Centre, UNICEF

Agenda

    10:00am GMT+2    Welcome and introduction
    10:03am GMT+2    CHAI presentation
    10:18am GMT+2    Eswatini's presentation
    10:33am GMT+2    Indonesia's presentation
    10:48am GMT+2    Questions & Answers
    11:03am GMT+2    Closing remarks
    11:05am GMT+2    End & Further E-discussion on the VPPN

Resources

• Q&A SERIES - Manufacturing immunisation supplies locally – Discussion with Egypt and South Africa
• First webinar resources - What to consider for local vaccine manufacturing? - Webinar recording & presentation in English, Arabic, French and Russian
• E-discussion forum on local procurement - To ask all your questions on the topic
• Q&A SERIES - Procuring immunisation supplies locally - Discussion with Eswatini and Indonesia: available shortly