On February 24 and 25, 2022, the Second Regional Technical Workshop for Vaccine Manufacturing in Latin America and the Caribbean was held as a result of the cooperation and joint efforts made by the Government of Mexico, CEPI, PAHO and ECLAC.
CEPAL, 21 February 2022 - More than 70 international authorities, experts and stakeholders from all over Latin America and the Caribbean met at the Second Regional Technical Workshop for Vaccine Manufacturing in Latin America and the Caribbean, as a follow-up to the First Workshop held at the end of October 2021. This virtual event was co-organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
In the course of the two days of the meeting, government and private sector representatives as well as members of the scientific community and civil society, exchanged their points of view on the current situation of vaccine production in Latin America and the Caribbean, especially regarding the issues that the private sector face. During this virtual discussion, its participants agreed on the importance of the public sector to promote financing opportunities for improving the production of vaccines and medicines.
