Pharmaceutical

Date of establishment: 04 September 2013.

Purpose: To consult and provide technical assistance to MOH in developing and implementing pharmaceutical policies and strategies aiming to improving access to medicines of the Vietnamese people as well as improving the effectiveness of technical and financial assistance of international partners to the pharmacy sector in Vietnam.

Structure: It is chaired by the Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV) from Vietnam side and co-chaired by WHO from DP side. The group has a Secretariat to carry out logistical duties, and receives no funding for operation.

Meeting frequency: The TWG on Pharmaceuticals (TWGP) operates on an ad-hoc basis where it meets whenever there is an emerging issue. Since establishment, there have been only two meetings organized by this TWG.

Contribution: The TWG has provided inputs for boosting the implementation of the National Strategy on the development of the Vietnam Pharmaceutical until 2020 with vision to 2030 and contributed to the completion of the amended Pharmaceutical Law draft to submit to the Government and National Assembly.

Relevant documents:

• TWGP Meeting minutes/ Reports

• TWGP TOR