The 2nd annual CIP Network Global Steering Group meeting was held from 9 to 10 November 2023 in The Hague, Netherlands. The meeting was attended by all CIP Network members providing financial and/or technical support to global regulatory system strengthening activities as well as WHO representatives from the African, South-East Asian and Western Pacific regions.
The CIP Network Strategic Plan (2023 – 2027) was adopted and a complementary two-year operational plan will be developed. Two ad-hoc working groups were established to develop the CIP Network operational plan and to map the tools and technical competencies of the CIP members. The establishment of the CIP Network Regional Steering Group for the South-East Asian region is planned for 2024 as well as the development and publication of the guideline describing the CIP coordination mechanism. Martin Harvey Allchurch, European Medicines Agency, was elected as the Vice-Chair of the CIP Network Global Steering Group. It was agreed that communication among CIP members would be enhanced through the newly established CIP Network SharePoint as well as through regular/monthly engagement.