Strengthening Regulatory Ecosystem and Manufacturing for Vaccines, Therapeutics, and Diagnostics in Asia and the Pacific (REVITALIZE)

Proposed

The technical assistance (TA) will support ADB's developing member countries (DMCs) through capacity building to strengthen their respective regulatory ecosystems for vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics (VTD). This strengthened regulatory capacities will help DMCs prepare, prevent and respond to future disease outbreaks and pandemics. The TA will initially support Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Pakistan. Additional DMCs will be considered based on their regulatory needs, government commitment, regional relevance, and potential for scalable impact. The TA will support the implementation of ADB's Strategy 2030, particularly operational priority 1 (addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities), operational priority 3 (tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability), and its focus area of enhancing human capital and social protection for all.