The 5th General Meeting of WHO Network of National Control Laboratories for Biologicals (WHO-NNB) is taking place in Bangkok, Thailand, from the 13th to the 14th December 2023 and a side meeting for Network members only on 15 December 2023. The event will be co-hosted by the Institute of Biological Products of the Department of Medical Sciences of Thailand.
The WHO-National Control Laboratory Network for Biologicals (WHO-NNB – “the Network”) was established in 2016 at the WHO (WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION) networking meeting in the Netherlands by representatives from 21 national vaccine control laboratories responsible for testing of WHO-prequalified vaccines. This operational network is a platform for collaboration and technical exchange on quality control and quality assurance of vaccines and other biological medicinal products.
The Network’s main objectives are to share quality data and technical information related to prequalified products; to facilitate access to and availability of prequalified vaccines (or other biological medicinal products) through reliance on the responsible national regulatory authority/NCL's lot release by recipient countries, and thereby reduce redundant testing; and to promote the development of harmonized common standards and to share best practices.
