SECURE Webinar 19: Enhancing the Quality and Safety of Medicine in Southeast Asia Read more about SECURE Webinar 19: Enhancing the Quality and Safety of Medicine in Southeast Asia COVID-19 posed a major challenge to the global health agenda, with pharmaceutical manufacturers shifting their production and distribution processes to rapidly respond to escalating demands for vaccines and medical products. The pandemic also revitalized the importance of sound pharmacovigilance (PV) systems and national regulatory authorities (NRA) to ensure the safety, quality, and efficacy of vaccines and drugs.
Nilgun Aydogan Keywords Health SECURE vaccine Read more about Nilgun Aydogan Nilgun Aydogan has been working at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, since 2007. She is currently the Senior Country Manager. Prior to this role, she worked on Gavi Civil Society Engagement and managed the EURO and PAHO, Gavi Transitioning Countries. Before working in Gavi, Nilgun worked with reputable agencies such as UNICEF, IPPF, the World Bank focusing on maternal and early childhood health and care. Over the years she worked and traveled extensively on projects covering North Africa, Middle East, and Central Asia.
Landscape Assessment and Policy Recommendations: Scaling Nucleic Acid-based Biopharmaceutical Technologies in Asia and the Pacific Read more about Landscape Assessment and Policy Recommendations: Scaling Nucleic Acid-based Biopharmaceutical Technologies in Asia and the Pacific This presentation gives an overview of the landscape assessment and policy recommendations for scaling nucleic acid-based biopharmaceutical technologies in Asia and Pacific region, with a focus on market assessment, technology overview, and capacity building policy briefs for Bangladesh.
Varun Srivastava Keywords Health global health SECURE Read more about Varun Srivastava Varun Srivastava is a Manager at Accenture Development Partnerships' Global Health team, based in Bengaluru, India. With over eight years of experience in the development sector, Varun has deep expertise in public health, including immunization, public health supply chains, surveillance, and health systems strengthening.
Ragini Ahluwalia Keywords Health SECURE vaccine Read more about Ragini Ahluwalia Ragini is the Asia-Pacific Global Health Lead for Accenture Development Partnerships, the social impact and international development arm of Accenture Strategy, and is based in New Delhi, India. She has over 12 years of experience and has participated in and led over 35 projects focused on the domains of life sciences, global health, access and equity, and sustainable development. She specializes in the areas of growth strategy, landscape and opportunity assessment, market sizing, financing evaluation, supply chain assessment, policy reviews, stakeholder engagement, and project management.
Strengthening Domestic Vaccine Development and Manufacturing in Viet Nam as part of Post-COVID-19 Health Security Response Read more about Strengthening Domestic Vaccine Development and Manufacturing in Viet Nam as part of Post-COVID-19 Health Security Response This presentation gives an overview of strengthening domestic vaccine development and manufacturing in Viet Nam as part of the post-COVID-19 health security response.
Aman Singh Keywords Health vaccine SECURE Read more about Aman Singh Amandeep “Aman” Singh is a Technical Officer with the World Health Organization (WHO) in Vanuatu. Before WHO, Aman worked as a Vaccine Financing Specialist (Consultant) with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Vietnam and with Gavi as a Technical Advisor on COVID-19 and Pandemic Preparedness in the Policy Design team of the Office of the COVAX Facility. He has also consulted for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Center for Disaster Protection, advising on the global architecture of pandemic policies and financing.
Regulatory Systems Strengthening in the Western Pacific Region Read more about Regulatory Systems Strengthening in the Western Pacific Region This presentation gives an overview of the regulatory systems strengthening in the Western Pacific Region, focusing on the role and functions of National Regulatory Authorities in ensuring the quality, safety, and efficacy of medical products.
Jinho Shin Keywords Health vaccine SECURE Read more about Jinho Shin Dr. Shin is a Medical Officer of Regulatory Systems Strengthening Essential Medicines and Health Technologies, Division of Health Systems and Services in WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific. He has served WHO since 2003 for 20 years in developing global written and measurement standards for vaccines and biologicals, strengthening regulatory systems, and improving health equity and international public health protection by supporting Member States.
ADB's Initiatives to Support Vaccine Manufacturing Read more about ADB's Initiatives to Support Vaccine Manufacturing This presentation gives an overview of ADB's initiatives to support vaccine manufacturing and regulatory strengthening in the Asia and the Pacific region.