Vietnam and some other countries will receive a US aid package of 7.9 million USD to produce influenza vaccines, a local daily said.
The Vaccine News Daily, an internet newswire based in Chicago , said that the funding is provided by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) under the US Department of Health and Human Services.
It will be channeled through the World Health Organisation to help the countries prepare for eventual licensure and commercial-scale manufacturing of influenza vaccines.
Under the programme, BARDA has offered an award to the Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) to support the enhancement of sustainable influenza vaccine production in Vietnam .
PATH, an international nonprofit global health organisation headquartered in Seattle , Washington , will collaborate with the Vietnamese government and vaccine manufacturers to assist the production and clinical development of safe and effective influenza vaccines./.
The Vaccine News Daily, an internet newswire based in Chicago , said that the funding is provided by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) under the US Department of Health and Human Services.
It will be channeled through the World Health Organisation to help the countries prepare for eventual licensure and commercial-scale manufacturing of influenza vaccines.
Under the programme, BARDA has offered an award to the Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) to support the enhancement of sustainable influenza vaccine production in Vietnam .
PATH, an international nonprofit global health organisation headquartered in Seattle , Washington , will collaborate with the Vietnamese government and vaccine manufacturers to assist the production and clinical development of safe and effective influenza vaccines./.
