On November 1st 2016, got sponsored by World Health Organization (WHO), National Institute for Control of Vaccines and Biologicals (NICVB) in collaboration with domestic vaccine manufacturers held the annual Workshop on “Harmonizing technical method in quality control of EPI vaccines (Expanded Programme on Immunization) between NICVB and domestic manufacturers” at Muong Thanh hotel, Dai Kim ward, Hoang Mai district, Hanoi.
Photo: Workshop’s
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The annual harmonization of technical methods and standards
in quality control of vaccines and biologicals between NICVB and domestic
manufacturers with the aim to strengthen the capacity of quality control plays
an important role as Vietnam’s healthcare system has taken part in the global
system of strengthening the National Regulatory Authorities (NRA) for vaccine’s
quality and safety management. NICVB’s specific goal is to ensure the quality
of vaccines and biologicals before their market process.
The Workshop was held with the participation of nearly 90 delegates representing
the departments under Ministry of Health; World Health Organization (WHO);
National Institute for Control of Vaccines and Biologicals (NICVB); 3 domestic
vaccine manufacturers including the Company for Vaccine and Biological
Production No.1 (VABIOTECH), Center for Research and Production of vaccines and
Biologicals (POLYVAC), Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals (IVAC) and
some foreign vaccine manufacturers such as Sanofi Pasteur, Merck Sharp &
Dohme (MSD)… with the consultation of leading professors in vaccine quality
control field.
Purposes of Workshop:
- Firstly, to point out the shortcomings or difficulties
related to technical methods in quality control of each kind of EPI vaccine;
- Secondly, to consider and correct control methods and
vaccine standards between NICVB and domestic vaccine manufacturers;
- Thirdly, to compose an official memorandum of understanding
on harmonized technical methods and standards in quality control of vaccines
and biologicals between NICVB and domestic manufacturers;
- Finally, to keep co-operating in
managing and building up the national preventive vaccines for human regarding
to the Project Management Framework on developing national products of
preventive vaccines for human.
The Workshop’s reports were mainly focused on the current shortcomings
of vaccine quality control methods and standards in Expanded Programme of
Immunization (EPI). While following closely the practical situations and basic
requirements of quality control conducting in reality, NICVB’s and
manufacturers’ delegates had an opportunity to listen to some reports on the updated
techniques in quality control of vaccines and biologicals in order to create
the positive changes towards control field as well as to grasp modern
technology of producing vaccines and national reference standards of Vietnam’s
vaccine quality control system.
