Assessing Essential Medicine Quality in Enugu and Anambra, Nigeria

This study examined 260 samples of 13 essential medicines in Enugu and Anambra, Nigeria, revealing that 25.4% did not meet USP 42 standards. Dexamethasone tablets had a 95% failure rate, and noncommunicable disease drugs showed higher non-compliance (21.2%) than anti-infectives (17.6%). OOS rates were similar between licensed vendors (25.2%) and market vendors (25.5%), with only ...

Innovative Policies for Affordable Medicine Access

Sustainable access to affordable medicines is a global health issue, even for high-income countries. The fifth PPRI Conference, held in Vienna on 25-26 April 2024, will discuss innovative pharmaceutical policies to tackle current and future challenges. The event invites researchers, policymakers, payers, patients, industry representatives, and health professionals. Key topics include best practices and lessons ...

Somaliland’s Fight Against Substandard Medicines

Join on May 21st from 12:45 PM to 2:00 PM GMT+2 for a discussion with Sadiq Samater, a Quality Control Consultant at the Somaliland Quality Control Commission. Sadiq, a UK pharmacist, will address the challenges of substandard and falsified medicines in Somaliland and the actions taken by SQCC. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn and ...

Diploma in Pharmaceutical Systems: Broaden Your Expertise Online with LSTM

Are you a healthcare professional seeking to broaden your expertise in pharmaceutical systems? Look no further than the Diploma in Pharmaceutical Systems! This comprehensive 10-month program, delivered entirely online, is meticulously crafted to fit seamlessly into your busy schedule while providing invaluable insights into access, supply, and system strengthening within the pharmaceutical domain. By collaborating ...

Advancing Health Equity

Our colleague Linda Mudyiwenyama who is our regulatory expert supporting the RFDA is standing next to Caroline Gennez, the Belgian Minister of Development Cooperation and of the Major Cities Policy. The occasion was the conference towards Health Equity: Strong Health Systems, Universal Health Coverage and Social Participation (https://belgian-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/events/towards-health-equity-strong-health-systems-universal-health-coverage-and-social-participation/). Linda is based in Kigali. In the ...

QUAMED in Mechelen

We had the opportunity to participate in the conference Towards Health Equity: Strong Health Systems, Universal Health Coverage and Social Participation. It was organised by the Belgian government as the current president of the EU in collaboration with ENABEL and Be-cause Health. We thank them for having been invited. It was a great opportunity to ...

QUAMED Grants MQAS QCP Certificate to The Medical Export Group BV

QUAMED issues the MQAS QCP certificate to the Medical Export Group BV. We are very pleased to announce that our Independent Decision Committee (IDC) has issued an MQAS QCP certificate to The Medical Export Group BV (MEG) MEG is based in the Netherlands and was founded in 1980. They support governments, NGOs and aid organisations ...

Raffaella’s Literature Update

Dear Friends,  It is sad to share again cases of contamination that may compromise -or have compromised-  the health of users of cough syrups, in particular of children.  First,  the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) received a report from the Nigerian National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) regarding the detection ...

Building Bridges: QUAMED’s Collaborative Journey in Washington DC

The QUAMED executive director, Ed Vreeke, had the opportunity to meet with partners in Washington DC last week on Thursday and Friday. On Thursday, a meeting was held with PAHO representatives at their offices. We discussed the GSDP inspection course that we developed and facilitated last year for PAHO member states as well as other ...

QUAMED board: Edwin de Voogd has stepped down as treasurer

On behalf of the board and the entire QUAMED organization, we would like to express our appreciation to Edwin de Voogd for his excellent service on the board as treasurer and as a thought leader. We learned a lot from exchanges at the board level and from his contributions. Edwin always had great perspectives that ...

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