RECORDING: Models of Global Collaboration: Practical Approaches to Vaccine Access

This panel explores how nations are advancing local vaccine manufacturing to accelerate health equity, offering insights into what national ownership looks like for vaccine development and distribution today, especially as traditional donor support declines.

Featuring:

• Juliet Nabyonga-Orem, MBChB, MSc, PhD, Health Systems Advisor, Participatory Governance & Policy, WHO Namibia
• William K. Ampofo, PhD, Executive Director, African Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative
• Moderator: Louise C. Ivers, MD, MPH, DTM&H, Faculty Director, Harvard Global Health Institute

Key Discussion Points

• Defining national and local ownership in vaccine manufacturing
• Balancing resource allocation between research and health service delivery
• Lessons from COVID-19 and building momentum for vaccine sovereignty
• Addressing financing challenges and ensuring sustainable vaccine production
• Developing continent-wide strategies and fostering regional collaboration in Africa
• Making the case for long-term investment in national manufacturing to advance health equity
• Building effective public–private partnerships and highlighting emerging success stories
• Confronting market stigma and strengthening community engagement and trust
• Ghana’s experience in mobilizing resources for vaccine procurement
• Strengthening confidence in industry partnerships
• Exploring future opportunities for global collaboration and local innovation