The African Union Development Agency-NEPAD has officially become a PIC/S Associated Partner, marking a significant step in global cooperation on Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards. This partnership will enhance regulatory capacity, support African Medicines Agency (AMA) members in PIC/S accession, and train inspectors in GMP. Together, they aim to strengthen public health and harmonize quality ...
The NCD Alliance invites you to a webinar on 23 January 2025, at 14:00 CET, focusing on access to medicines, diagnostics, and medical devices for non-communicable diseases. With rising NCD burdens in low- and middle-income countries, this event highlights critical challenges and solutions, including key recommendations developed with the University of Geneva and leading NGOs. ...
A new study highlights the challenges of accessing essential medicines in the South Pacific, with lower-middle-income countries facing the lowest availability (59.1% public, 57.4% private) and significant affordability barriers. While upper-middle and high-income countries show better access, medicine prices remain high across the region. Urgent policy reforms and strategic initiatives are needed to address these ...
The following message is courtesy of Dr Raffaella Ravinetto, Public Health Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Belgium. Dear Friends, Please find enclosed two recent, important publications from the Lancet Global Health, with a short introductory text. I wish you a joyful and peaceful start to the new year. With warm wishes, Raffaella
GIZ is looking for an expert to develop a training strategy to strengthen skills in the pharmaceutical sector in West Africa. Based in Dakar, the assignment will run from February 2025 to February 2026. Applications are open until January 30, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. (local time). For more information and to apply, visit the link ...
On the 12th and 13th of December, Quamed’s director had the opportunity to participate in the partners’ meeting organised by the Indo-Pacific Regulatory Strengthening Program. The RSP is part of the Therapeutic Goods Department of the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care. The RSP with a team of 13 offers support with the goal of strengthening ...
This week the Relief International and Quamed project team were pleased to hold a really productive Inception Workshop in Aden, to formally launch the RI Local Medical Supplier Development Project in Yemen. It was opened by the Deputy Minister of Health Dr Ahmed Abdulqader Al-Kamal, and attended by 80 delegates from MoH, SBDMA (NRA), National ...
Our colleague Jean-Christophe Pelissier facilitated a training session for ACOREP inspectors in Kinshasa. A total of 20 ACOREP staff took part in this training on the ins and outs of conducting a GSDP inspection. The training was funded by Village Reach. We would like to thank ACOREP and Village Reach for organizing and funding this ...
Quamed would like to congratulate the ARP in Senegal and the RFDA in Rwanda on this major achievement. We have seen firsthand how hard they have worked and how much they have accomplished over the past years. Another milestone achieved related to increased access to quality medicines! https://www.who.int/news/item/05-12-2024-senegal-and-rwanda-achieve-who-maturity-level-3-in-medicines-regulation
We are delighted to announce that our “Implementing the WHO GSDP and MQAS Guidelines” course has been awarded the FIP Seal. You can read about our courses on the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) microsite here. The course is accessible on the QUAMED Learning Platform (learning.quamed.org). The course will expand your expertise on pharmaceutical quality assurance. ...
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