International Quality Generics

In an effort to improve Vietnamese patients’ access to quality medicines, the International Quality Generics (IQGx) Sector Committee has been established in October 2016 under the Healthcare Forum of EuroCham, counting the total number of Sector Committees under EuroCham to 16 and promising to become an active partner for key healthcare stakeholders.

With the aim to pool viewpoints and superior practices towards providing solutions for an affordable, high-quality, and sustainable supply source for branded generic drugs in Vietnam, the IQGx Sector Committee has created a platform where issues and solutions can be discussed among interest-shared business professionals in the industry.

The IQGx Sector Committee has also contributed to the recently launched EuroCham Whitebook 2017, focusing on specific recommendations to the Vietnamese Government towards an ever improving business environment for healthcare industry and help patients get better access to affordable and high quality pharmaceutical products in the country.

The IQGx Sector Committee is currently chaired by Mr. Ngo Van Huy - General Manager of Established Pharmaceuticals Division, Abbott Laboratories S.A. in Vietnam. The IQGx Sector Committee is in the process of extending its members, as well as discussing priority topics, both for the group’s internal work, activities and projects in 2017.

The activities of the EuroCham IQGx Sector Committee, guided by a strong commitment to the common mission, focus on a baseline of key interests: delivering affordable, high quality, sustainable supply of trusted branded generic medicines and services to Vietnamese people; policy advocacy and collaboration with key healthcare stakeholders such as the Government, providers and payers in Vietnam, towards building efficient legal frameworks and implementation platforms.