BANDUNG, November 2016: Bio Farma, a state owned enterprise as an Indonesian Vaccine Producer has been trusted by Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to host workshop on Vaccine Management, to be held on the 3^rd floor of Bio Farma’s Exhibition Room, in Bandung on November 15^th to 18^th 2016.

This workshop will be attended by participants from Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries, which have had the vaccine industry and partnering countries who are preparing to make a vaccine for their nations.

Currently there are more than 10 countries who have already declared their presence, which include Pakistan, Turkey, Tunisia, Malaysia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Senegal, Egypt, Bangladesh, as well as world institution, such as World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), statistical, Economic, and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) centered in Turkey and Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) headquarters in Geneva.

Bio Farma’s Corporate Secretary, M. Rahman Rustan stated Indonesia trusted  to host the Islamic Countries Vaccine production Workshop. This refers to the meeting of OIC Health Minister in Istanbul, Turkey on November 2015.

*) reported by Dina Aulia Sukma Ariana

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