Public health organisations from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the globe have pooled their efforts for the development of needed vaccines for the region.
Delegates at
the conference. (Source: thainews.prd.go.th)
At a conference on ASEAN cooperation towards vaccination
self-reliance organised by the National Vaccine Institute of Thailand,
representatives of public health agencies from across the bloc and other
countries discussed vaccine security for the region’s over 633 million
people.
The meeting viewed presentations on vaccine security, discussion on the
development of vaccines and immunities at the regional level and the creation
of policies and strategies for vaccine security worldwide.
Attendants drafted a strategy and action plan for ASEAN to be self-reliant in
terms of vaccination, acknowledging that access to vaccinations is a key to
improving the health quality of ASEAN citizens.
King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi instructor of chemistry
Chindarat Pimsaman spoke of developing human resources for vaccine production,
saying the process should focus on innovation and technological utilization so
that graduating students are able to produce vaccines that will be needed in
the future.
Source: VNA
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