Where is the Philippines on COVID-19 Vaccines for 2021?

AmCham Philippines

AmCham came to life in 1902 as the Manila Coffee Round Table and later as Manila Merchants Association. Incorporated in 1920, it has since then recognized and reconfirmed the commitment of American business to the development and welfare of the Philippines and the Filipino people.

This is a commitment of long-standing, as its mission statement declares:

The Chamber exists to serve the interests of U.S. businesses through the participation of members in promoting their long-term objectives while contributing to the civic and economic development of the Philippines.”

Event Details

AmCham members get two (2) complimentary passes which they must register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HqUR-81dTOe9tim5H6Iw9w

Additional representatives and non-members can register through this event page.

Many though that the Coronavirus won't be around for long after it broke out in early 2020. However, what started in Wuhan, China turned into a global pandemic that took lives and drastically affected everyday life. What was once thought as temporary is now seen as a virus that we must live with indefinitely, until a vaccine becomes available.

Fortunately, biotech and pharmaceutical companies have invested their resources and research to develop a vaccine for COVID-19 that can be made available in 2021 to finally rein the virus under control. Some pharmaceutical companies have also been in collaboration and negotiation with the government regarding the vaccine's components, the procurement process, and its distribution among the population.

This webinar aims to discuss updates on the COVID-19 vaccine's status for the Philippines, our participation in the development and clinical trials, the country's role in in the global vaccine economy, and to present the national government's strategy towards vaccine procurement and deployment.

Speaker

Teodoro Herbosa, MD, FPCS, FPCEP

Special Adviser at National Task Force Against COVID-19

Teodoro J. Herbosa, MD, FPCS, FPCEP has extensive experience in Trauma Surgery and Emergency Medicine. He was Undersecretary of the Department of Health from 2010 to 2015, where he achieved the department’s objective of implementing Universal Health Coverage. He was also Coordinator of Foreign Medical Teams during Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.

Herbosa is also a former Board member of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM); an International Associate for Johns Hopkins University, implementing the Hospital Preparedness for Emergencies (HOPE) course (PEER Program; USAID); and a member of WHO Safe Surgery Saves Lives Task Force that developed the WHO surgery checklist.

In the University of the Philippines, he started the Fellowship Program for Trauma and Residency Program in Emergency Medicine. He served as Chairman of the Physicians for Peace, Philippines. His awards include the 2011 UPAA Distinguished Award Public Service; 2013 UPAA Distinguished Service Award; 2012 Rotary International D3780 Rotary Golden Wheel Award. He is currently Chief of the Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, and National Telehealth Center, University of the Philippines, Manila.

Additional Member Company Representatives

Use this ticket if you are registering the third and succeeding representatives for AmCham member companies.

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Non-Members

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Standard Price₱1,000

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