Dr. Jicui Dong is the Unit Head of the Local Production and Assistance Unit in WHO. With her diverse expertise, she has been leading the Unit to support Member States in promoting technology transfer and strengthening sustainable quality local production of medical products (medicines, vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, IVDs, etc.) to improve access. She has been representing WHO in working with global partners to implement regional/global local production initiatives, such as the PMPA under the leadership of AUC. Jicui is responsible for the World Local Production Forum, a new WHO initiative and sustainable platform to foster global coordination & synergies and galvanize collective action in local production and technology transfer. Jicui led her unit to receive the WHO Director General’s Award for Excellence in 2021. Jicui is a member of the 9th editorial board of  Chinese Journal of pharmaceutical Analysis and a member of the 6th editorial board of Chinese Pharmaceutical Affairs . Jicui received her PhD in Biology in University of Geneva, Switzerland, and MBA in University of Liverpool, UK, MSc in Pharmacology in Peking Union Medical College, and BSc in Chinese Materia Medica in Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. She also received executive training in trade, diplomacy and public health, and extensive training in innovation, entrepreneurship, etc. in Switzerland and USA.