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World Bank Knowledge Exchange Series: South Asia Vaccinates

February 22-March 22, 2021

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  • The World Bank in partnership with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has launched series of workshops on COVID-19 vaccination in South Asia Region (SAR).

    The workshop series consist of five sessions that will run from February 22 to March 22. 

    In each session,  global best practices in the roll out of COVID-19 vaccination will be featured to help governments and development partners navigate the complexities of vaccine planning and deployment.

    The workshops will enable countries to make informed and actionable decisions based on the options available and guidance. They will provide a platform for SAR countries to engage with global and regional technical experts on critical choices and trade-offs in designing and deploying vaccination strategies, as well as learn from each other. 

    Contacts

    Shiyong Wang, Senior Health Specialist
    swang1@worldbank.org

    Last Updated: Feb 26, 2021

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    Feb 22Introduction and potential vaccination scenarios for the SAR region: Guiding principles for vaccine rollout based on lessons learned from efforts to date; Critical elements of overall vaccination strategy; Potential scenarios and their implications for planning (given uncertainties)
    March 1Supply chain readiness and distribution networks: Key supply chain challenges across the emerging portfolio of vaccines, Planning for supply chain volatility, Distribution network optimization (optimal network of delivery sites, vaccine dose allocation across sites) 
    March 8Demand management: Beneficiary journey; Vaccine hesitancy (measurement and drivers); Demand generation approaches (including user experience, communications and community engagement)
    March 15Digitalizing COVID-19 vaccination: Role of Digital in Covid-19 vaccination lifecycle; Digital innovations to date in Covid-19 vaccination; Building sustainable health management information systems
    March 22Procurement and regulatory best practices: Overview of procurement landscape (incld. the emerging portfolio of vaccines across SAR), Key considerations for portfolio design; Best practices for managing regulatory hurdles and indemnification 
      

     

    Last Updated: Feb 26, 2021

  • This is the initial workshop of a series of five workshops to address critical COVID-19 vaccination topics.

    The objectives of the first workshop are:

    • Discuss emerging solutions to key bottlenecks for vaccine rollout based on lessons learned from vaccination efforts
    • Discuss key uncertainties & potential scenarios for Covid 19 and considerations for countries' vaccinationstrategies
    • Engage in peer to peer learning by hearingperspectives from UAE on vaccination planning and deployment

    >> Download presentation Workshop 1: Introduction & potential vaccination scenarios for SAR (PDF)

    5 minWelcome Remarks - Lynne Sherburne Benz, Regional Director for Human Development, World Bank
    5 minSouth Asia Regional Integration Perspective - Cecile Fruman, Director, Regional Integration and Engagement in the South Asia Region (SAR), World Bank 
    10 minKeynote Speaker - David Wilson, Program Director, Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice, World Bank 
    20 minPart 1: Lessons from early Vx roll out globally - Emily Serazin, by Emily Serazin, Managing Director and Partner, BCGBCG
    20 minPart 2: Surviving uncertainty: considerations for COVID vaccination strategies - Abhishek Gopalka, by Emily Serazin, Managing Director and Partner, BCG 
    20 minPart 3: Country perspectives: UAE - Dr. Laila Hussain Al Jasmi, Head Immunization Section, Preventive Medicine Department, Health Centers and Clinics SectorMinistry of Health and Prevention, Dubai 
    5 minQ&A
    5 min Closing Remarks - Trina Haque, Practice Manager, Human Development, South Asia Region, World Bank 

     

     

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    VIDEO Feb 22, 2021

    Introduction & potential vaccination scenarios for SAR

    Click play, above, to watch the first workshop in the series.

  • The objectives of the second workshop are:

    • Discuss key considerations for COVID-19 supply chains, emerging challenges and solutions in vaccine supply chain preparedness 
    • Discuss core elements of vaccine distribution networks, including type/number of delivery sites and vaccine allocation across sites 
    • Engage with experts on existing cold chain roll-out efforts, transportation and routing optimization and environmental considerations for Vx rollout

    >> Download presentation Workshop 2: Supply chain readiness and distribution networks (PDF) | Speaker Information

    2 minWelcome remarks & objectives - Ajay Tandon, Lead Economist, South Asia Region HNP
    10 minPart 1: Session 1 – Covid -19 Vx deployment - Supply chain & op. aspects  - Prof. Prashant Yadav, Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development
    10 minPart 1: Session 2 – Covid -19 Vaccine readiness, delivery & digitization - Ken Legins, Chief, Supply Chain Strengthening Centre, UNICEF’s Global Supply Headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark
    15 minPart 2: Distribution network optimization - Nicholas Sukitsch, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
    5 minQ&A - Ajay Tandon, Lead Economist, South Asia Region HNP
    30 minPart 3: Leadership Panel: Strengthening country readiness for COVID -19 Vx supply chain
    10 minQ&A - Dr. Mickey Chopra, Global Solutions Lead, Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice, The World Bank
    5 min Closing Remarks - E. Gail Richardson, Practice Manager, Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice, South Asia Region, The World Bank

     

     

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    VIDEO Mar 01, 2021

    Supply chain readiness and distribution networks

    Click play, above, to watch the second workshop in the series.

  • The objectives of the third workshop are:

    • Discuss key elements in beneficiary journey, approaches to manage demand 
    • Key factors in generating confidence in vaccination including role of communities and social learning 
    • Importance of Equitable demand management for COVID-19 vaccine 
    • Engage in dialogue with regional experts on emerging challenges being faced by countries in generating Vx demand and how to address them

    >> Download presentation Workshop 3: Demand Management (PDF) | Speaker Information

    5 minWelcome remarks & objectives - Ajay Tandon, Lead Economist, South Asia Region HNP
    20 minPart 1: Session 1 – Beneficiary Journey and Demand Management - Abhishek Gopalka, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) 
    15 minPart 1: Session 2 – Building confidence in vaccination - Dr. Sherin Varkey, Senior Health Specialist, Health Nutrition and Population Practice Group, MENA Region, The World Bank
    15 minPart 1: Session 3 : Equitable demand management - Dr. Theo Vos, Professor of Health Metrics Sciences, The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
    5 minQ&A - Ajay Tandon, Lead Economist, South Asia Region HNP
    25 minPart 2: Leadership Panel: Emerging demand‐side learnings from vaccine roll‐out
    5 min Closing Remarks - Trina Haque, Practice Manager, Health Nutrition and Population Practice Group, South Asia Region, The World Bank

     

     

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    VIDEO Mar 08, 2021

    Vaccine Demand Management

    Click play, above, to watch the third workshop in the series.

  • The objectives of the fourth workshop are:

    • Discuss role of digital in end-to-end vaccine delivery roll out including consideration for equity and inclusion 
    • Share learnings from Co-WIN platform roll out in India
    • Engage in dialogue with regional experts on emerging challenges being faced by countries in digitizing vaccine distribution

    >> Download presentation Workshop 4: Digitalizing COVID-19 vaccination (PDF) | Speaker Information

    5 minWelcome remarks & objectives - Ajay Tandon, Lead Economist, South Asia Region HNP
    30 minPart 1: Session 1 – Digital enablers for vaccine delivery - Marie Eichholtzer, Digital Development Specialist, The World Bank and Matthew Husle, Senior Systems Architect, Digital Health, The World Bank
    15 minPart 1: Session 2 – CoWIN learnings from India - Vikas Sheel. Joint Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
    5 minQ&A - Ajay Tandon, Lead Economist, South Asia Region HNP
    30 minPart 2: Leadership Panel: Learnings from digitization of vaccine roll‐out
    5 min Closing Remarks - Gail Richardson, Practice Manager, Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice, South Asia Region, The World Bank

     

     

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    Mar 15, 2021

    Digitalizing COVID-19 vaccination

    Click play, above, to watch the fourth workshop in the series.

  • The objectives of the fifth workshop are:

    • Overview of vaccine procurement landscape and key learnings on portfolio design & contracting practices
    • Understanding regulatory and indemnification landscape and share best practices
    • Leadership panel to share learnings & key challenges from countries on procurement, contracting and indemnification

    >> Download presentation Workshop 5: Procurement and Regulatory best practices (PDF) | Speaker Information

    5 minWelcome remarks & objectives - Ajay Tandon, Lead Economist, South Asia Region HNP
    10 minPart 1: Session 1 – Procurement landscape & considerations - Emily Serazin, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
    10 minPart 1: Session 2 – C‐19 Vx commercial overview, Risks and Issues - John Williams, Senior Procurement Specialist, Operations Policy & Country Services, The World Bank
    10 minPart 1: Session 3 – Overview of Regulatory Scenario - Dr. Manisha Shridhar, Regional Advisor, World Health Organization‐  South East Asia Regional Office WHO‐SEARO, India
    10 minPart 1: Session 4 – Indemnification Landscape & best practices - Sam Halabi, Associate Professor, University of Missouri School of Law 
    5 min Q&A Part 1 - Ajay Tandon, Lead Economist, South Asia Region HNP
    25 minPart 2: Leadership Panel: Key learnings from COVID‐19 vaccine procurement
    10 minReflections on Workshop series by country participants
    5 minClosing Remarks - Mamta Murthi, Vice President for Human Development, The World Bank 

     

     

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    VIDEO Mar 22, 2021

    Procurement and regulatory best practices

    Click play, above, to watch the fifth workshop in the series.

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