On March 18, in Ho Chi Minh City, Pfizer Vietnam Co., Ltd. and VNVC Vaccination System signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in sharing knowledge in the field of vaccine production. The signing ceremony was witnessed by Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen, US Consul General Susan Burns, officials of the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and leaders of the Ministry of Health.
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Mr. Darrell Oh - General Director of Pfizer Vietnam and Mr. Ngo Chi Dung - Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director of VNVC Vaccination System and VNVC Vaccine and Biological Products Factory - signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of vaccine production. Photo: Huu Luan. |
Accordingly, Pfizer supports VNVC in improving its knowledge in building a vaccine manufacturing plant that meets international standards in Vietnam. Specifically, Pfizer Vietnam sends experts from around the world to organize a program to share knowledge on vaccine manufacturing for the highly qualified team of experts at the VNVC Vaccine and Biological Products Factory.
From there, VNVC will produce high-quality vaccines right in Vietnam, meeting domestic demand while aiming to participate in the global vaccine supply chain.
At the signing ceremony, Mr. Darrell Oh - General Director of Pfizer Vietnam - expressed his pleasure in supporting VNVC to improve its capacity and knowledge, thereby promoting the initiative to build a high-quality vaccine production facility in Vietnam. He believes that the cooperation will bring positive impacts to the lives of patients and the healthcare landscape of Vietnam in general.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen commented: “The cooperation between VNVC and Pfizer is an important milestone showing that Vietnam is gradually integrating deeply, while accessing modern technology, especially in the field of building an ecosystem for the production of new drugs and new-generation vaccines with sustainable value in Vietnam.”
The Deputy Minister of Health also highly appreciated the efforts of VNVC and research organizations that have continuously searched and innovated to help Vietnam be self-sufficient in vaccine solutions, ensuring a stable and high-quality supply. The Deputy Minister commented that in just 8 years, VNVC has nearly 220 vaccination points in many provinces and cities, especially in mountainous, remote and disadvantaged areas, helping people access vaccines quickly and easily.
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VNVC currently has nearly 220 centers, covering all provinces and cities across the country. Photo: My Ngoc. |
Mr. Nguyen Ngo Quang - Director of the Drug Administration of Vietnam, Ministry of Health - said that vaccine technology transfer is one of the challenges for Vietnam. The Ministry of Health highly appreciates Pfizer's help in training human resources, especially human resources for researching new-generation vaccines. Mr. Quang emphasized that the Ministry of Health will create maximum conditions in terms of mechanisms, guidelines, and legal corridors for corporations and enterprises to develop new-generation vaccines and receive technology transfer cooperation from large pharmaceutical corporations in the world.
According to US Consul General Susan Burns, the cooperation between VNVC and Pfizer marks an important milestone in the growing partnership between the US and Vietnam, especially meaningful as it takes place on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations and the second year of the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership.
“This is a relationship that promotes prosperity and innovation for both countries,” Ms. Susan Burns emphasized.
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Ms. Susan Burns assessed that the cooperation between VNVC and Pfizer marks an important milestone in the growing partnership between the US and Vietnam. Photo: Huu Luan. |
Mr. Ngo Chi Dung - Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director of VNVC Vaccination System and VNVC Vaccine and Biological Products Factory - said that the cooperation and sharing of vaccine production knowledge with Pfizer is an important step forward for VNVC in particular and Vietnam in general to access the world's leading modern technology in the field of vaccine production, proactively providing solutions to protect public health against dangerous infectious diseases.
The signing of the cooperation agreement opens up an opportunity for VNVC to learn from Pfizer’s experience in modern vaccine production, helping VNVC quickly move towards producing high-quality vaccines using the world’s most modern technology, initially seeking opportunities to receive transfer of advanced vaccine production technologies in the future. From there, VNVC will proactively supply vaccines, reduce costs, and at the same time aim to participate in the global high-quality vaccine supply chain. Vietnamese people will have the opportunity to access and use high-quality vaccines at low cost.
“This not only brings about disease prevention for each individual but also for the community. Through that, VNVC makes an important contribution to the goal of improving the quality of preventive medicine, vaccination, and reducing the burden of medical examination and treatment, as directed by the General Secretary to the health sector in particular and the policy of Resolution 57 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in science and technology development,” Mr. Ngo Chi Dung emphasized.
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VNVC Vaccine and Biological Factory is expected to start construction in 2025. Perspective image. |
VNVC is the leading vaccination center system in Vietnam with nearly 220 centers across the provinces and cities. In January, VNVC signed a contract with Rieckermann Group (Germany) to design a vaccine factory that meets the highest international standards in technology and environment, with an investment scale of about VND2,000 billion in Phu An Thanh Industrial Park, Long An.
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