Amsterdam Session on Global Health Security - Meeting Report

On 3 February 2022, the Access to Medicine Foundation organised a virtual forum, or 'Amsterdam Session', to identify solutions for strengthening the global supply of essential medicines and vaccines. Insights and conclusions from the event have been captured in a meeting report, which is now available for download.

The 'Amsterdam Sessions’ are a series of roundtables convened by the Foundation to address specific topics and challenges in access to medicine, with conversations taking place under the Chatham House Rule in order to encourage a free and open exchange of ideas.

The subject of this Amsterdam Session was global health security. Leading experts from across the healthcare industry, policymaking and procurement worlds joined the event to share their perspectives and experiences. The meeting report delves into their conclusions on the following topics:

Challenges: Identifying vulnerabilities and weaknesses in global health security
Planning: How producers and procurers can plan more effectively to reduce the risk of shortages.
Production: How manufacturers can manage their supply chains and safeguard continuous supply.
Procurement: How procurers and policy makers can mitigate the risk of stockouts and help build healthy supply chains.
Key takeaways: Three ways to fix healthcare supply chains and improve global health security