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Forum highlights public-private partnerships as key to a whole-of-society approach to immunization

IN celebration of World Immunization Week 2023, the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham), in partnership with MSD in the Philippines and the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP), mounted a joint committee meeting on 'Creating a Disease-Free Society through Immunization' at the Robert Sears Hall, AmCham Office, on April 28, 2023.

Health is high on the agenda of AmCham Philippines, with two sector committees dedicated specifically to developing healthcare systems in the country: the Pharmaceutical Committee, and the Healthcare and Wellness Committee.

(From left) Martin Crisostomo, Pharmaceutical Committee co-chairman, AmCham Philippines; Rep. Tony Golez, vice chairman, Committee on Health, House of Representatives; Dr. Romel Lacson, country director, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Philippines; Andreas Riedel, president and managing director, Merck Sharp & Dohme Philippines; Noel Borlongan, Pharmaceutical Committee co-chairman, AmCham Philippines; and Ebb Hinchliffe, executive director, AmCham Philippines. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO