UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. It operates in more than 130 countries, supporting governments to achieve a situation where no child dies from a preventable cause, and all children reach their full potential in health and well-being. To maximise results, UNICEF Supply Division partners with or acts as procurement agency for countries in addition to supporting a number of initiatives, for example Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Measles and Rubella Initiative, and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

UNICEF Supply Division has a key role in procurement of vaccines and immunization supplies on behalf of around 100 countries annually, supplying over 2 billion doses of vaccines reaching approximately 45% of the world’s children in support of routine immunization programs, preventive campaigns, outbreak and emergency response activities.

From 17th to 19th September 2019, the Vaccine Industry Consultation featured a pre-tender meeting on Penta/ Hexavalent vaccine, Ebola and HPV, in addition to tender and market updates for routine immunization program requirements as well as emergency response stockpiles. We used the opportunity to follow up on discussions on regulatory requirements and updates to the International Guidelines on the Shipment of Vaccines, in addition to discussions on vaccine security (initiated in 2018, in the context of the global Immunization Agenda 2030) and supply chain strengthening, notably track and trace initiatives, including bar coding. We also included a session on the Humanitarian Mechanism, introduced at our Vaccine Industry Consultation in 2016.

Agenda

17-19th September 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark

Day 1 – Tuesday 17th September

Day 2 – Wednesday 18 September

Day 3 – Thursday 19 September