This is a particularly important event that enhances the good cooperative relationship between EPLUS and GSK, opening up opportunities for EPLUS's strategic partner, the VNVC Vaccination System, to bring to Vietnam many new vaccines, scarce vaccines in large quantities for vaccination of people, towards the goal of increasing the vaccination coverage rate, especially for high-risk groups such as pregnant women, the elderly, people with underlying diseases (diabetes, kidney failure, high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, heart failure, hepatitis, asthma, osteoarthritis, etc.).

Signing ceremony of memorandum of understanding on strategic cooperation on vaccines between EPLUS and GSK Vietnam.

Accordingly, the long-term strategic cooperation memorandum signed between EPLUS Research and GSK Vietnam aims to improve the effectiveness of healthcare and bring long-term quality of life to Vietnamese people, through many important activities such as establishing a sustainable and continuous vaccine supply chain, including existing vaccines and new vaccines in the future, expanding vaccine coverage to all subjects, raising public awareness of the role of vaccines in protecting the health of themselves and their families...

It is known that EPLUS is a pioneer in providing ancillary services for the healthcare sector, of which the import, distribution and supply of vaccines is especially important; at the same time, developing modern technology applications and solutions to help increase the efficiency of comprehensive market access from online to offline. Currently, EPLUS has imported and supplied vaccines from many leading vaccine manufacturers in the world to the VNVC Vaccination Center System; providing support services for the distribution of drugs - functional foods, medical examination and treatment services, etc.

Sharing a strategic partner, the VNVC Vaccination System, this cooperation is expected to quickly bring new, high-quality essential vaccines, produced from large factories located in Belgium or Italy, to more Vietnamese people across the country and ensure safety, effectiveness, and keep pace with vaccination programs of developed countries.

Mr. Ngo Chi Dung, Chairman of the Board of Directors of EPLUS Research Joint Stock Company, said: “Currently, we have invested in the leading modern vaccine supply network in Vietnam with nearly 120 cold storages meeting Good Storage Practices (GSP) standards and a cold chain system at each VNVC vaccination center, especially a system of 3 deep-freeze cold storages, preserving vaccines at minus 86 degrees Celsius, meeting international standards for the entire process of preserving, transporting, supplying and putting vaccines into use. At the same time, our cold storage system can preserve up to 300 million doses of vaccine at all standard temperatures.”

Mr. Ngo Chi Dung affirmed that, together with strategic partners GSK and VNVC Vaccination Center System, EPLUS hopes to bring in many new vaccines, scarce vaccines, apply the most advanced technology and logistics solutions to quickly bring safe vaccines closer to the people, fully supply to promptly meet the increasing demand for disease prevention for children and adults.

Mr. Luis Arosemena, Senior Vice President, GSK Emerging Markets Region emphasized at the signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding with EPLUS: “Vietnam is one of the five priority markets and is heavily invested by GSK among more than 100 countries in the region. We are pleased to witness the development of the Vietnamese healthcare industry, and with the support of the biopharmaceutical sector in Vietnam, we will continue to combine science , technology and people to bring solutions from prevention to treatment to anyone in need.”

The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for large-scale catch-up efforts for all children in Vietnam who missed routine vaccinations during the pandemic, restoring full immunization coverage to at least 2019 levels, to avoid any outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in Vietnam in the near future.

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