Kigali, March 28, 2025 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Regional Economic Community (REC) representatives and other stakeholders convened for a consultative workshop to strengthen coordination between regional pooled procurement mechanisms (PPMs) and the African Pooled Procurement Mechanism (APPM), as well as to discuss the modalities for the establishment of joint information sharing platform.

The University of Rwanda (UR), through the East African Community Regional Centre of Excellence for Vaccines, Immunization, and Health Supply Chain Management (EAC RCE-VIHSCM), and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) proudly co-hosted the 23rd International Vaccinology Course (IVC) from September 2-6, 2024, in Kigali, Rwanda.

In the spirit of collaboration, the EAC RCE together with the University of Rwanda and the Centre of Excellence in Biological Engineering and E-Health (UR/CEBE), co-hosted a productive consultative meeting with a distinguished Chinese delegation.

The EAC Regional Centre of Excellence for Vaccines, Immunization and Health Supply Chain Management in close collaboration with the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat, successfully conducted a trial run and showcase of the EAC Pooled Procurement Mechanism (PPM) Digital Platform for Information Sharing in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, on Friday, October 11, 2024.

Hearty congratulations to our 4th cohort Master’s in Health Supply Chain Management graduates! Your hard work has paid off! Best wishes as you continue to make a difference in the health supply chain field in the EAC region and beyond

12 participants from #EAC Partner States, supported by @eacrcevihsm, are set to gain valuable learning experience from the ongoing 2-week ’ 2024 Introductory Course for Biologics Development and Manufacturing’ training, hosted by
@IVIHeadquarters in Seoul, South Korea!