Raffaella’s Literature Update

The following message is courtesy of Dr Raffaella Ravinetto, Public Health Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Belgium. Ref M Lambert, S Aljadeeah, N Nasir, F Sila, L Lopes, C Llor. Reducing antibiotic exposure to combat antimicrobial resistance: rethinking use, packaging, and dispensing practices. The Lancet Primary Care, 2025, 100084, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanprc.2025.100084. Dear Friends, Today I ...

Raffaella’s Literature Update

The following message is courtesy of Dr Raffaella Ravinetto, Public Health Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Belgium. Dear Friends,  I hope you had a nice start of the year, despite all. I am writing to let you know, on behalf of Tineke Kleinhout-Vliek and Rui Liu,  about an upcoming webinar organized by the Global Pharmaceutical & ...

Rafaella’s Literature Update

The following message is courtesy of Dr. Raffaella Ravinetto, Public Health Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Belgium Dear Friends, The safe elimination of pharmaceutical (and laboratory!) waste is a critical component of the pharmaceutical life cycle, but it remains, at best, an afterthought for funders, researchers and policymakers, leaving many communities exposed to preventable ...

Raffaella’s Literature Update

The following message is courtesy of Dr Raffaella Ravinetto, Public Health Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Belgium. Dear Friends,  On 14 May, the WHO released the document “WHO guideline on balanced national controlled medicines policies to ensure medical access and safety: rapid communication” – accessible at https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/381452/B09419-eng.pdf?sequence=1 The purpose is ‘to assist WHO Member States ...

Raffaella’s Literature Update

The following message is courtesy of Dr Raffaella Ravinetto, Public Health Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Belgium. Ref. WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations: fifty-eight report. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025 (WHO Technical Report Series, No. 1060). Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Dear friends, The WHO has just published the 58th report of the Expert Committee ...

Raffaella’s Literature Update

The following message is courtesy of Dr Raffaella Ravinetto, Public Health Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Belgium. Ref:  Gabel J; Difäm-EPN Minilab Network; Martus P, Heide L. Relationship between Prices and Quality of Essential Medicines from Different Manufacturers Collected in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 ...

Raffaella’s Literature Update

Dear Friends,  On 18th September 2024 there will be a Webinar organized by the  Southern African Development Community (SADC): Substandard and Falsified health products: Situational Analysis and collaborations. This seems of high interest for all those interested in SF health products, whether from a regulatory, research or supply perspective. The event details are as follows:  Topic: Substandard ...

Raffaella Literature’s Update

The following message is courtesy of Dr Raffaella Ravinetto, Public Health Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Belgium. Ref: Ouoba K, Dori D, Semdé R. Dengue epidemic in Burkina Faso: concerns about the informal use of traditional herbal remedies. Pan Afr Med J. 2024 Feb 19;47:71. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2024.47.71.42323. PMID: 38708140; PMCID: PMC11068463. Dear Friends, We ...

Raffaella’s Literature Update

This message is courtesy of Dr Raffaella Ravinetto, Public Health Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Belgium. Ref. Biset Asrade Mekonnen, Muluabay Getie Yizengaw & Minichil Chanie Worku (2024) Prevalence of substandard, falsified, unlicensed and unregistered medicine and its associated factors in Africa: a systematic review, Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 17:1, 2375267, DOI: ...

Raffaella’s Literature Update

Ref. Alfonso CP, N’Jambong GB, Magdy A, Di Trapani L, Kuwana R, Kahsay AG, Maïga D, Ossei-Agyeman-Yeboah SNA, Djitafo Fah AB, Ndomondo-Sigonda M. Identifying and costing common gaps in Central and West Africa pharmaceutical regulation. Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 Apr 5;11:1362253. Dear Friends, Those interested in the upgrade of capacities of national regulatory authorities (NRAs), will ...

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