WHO Medical Product Alert: TETRACYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE OPHTHALMIC

This WHO medical product alert refers to batches of TETRACYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE OPHTHALMIC OINTMENT USP 1% manufactured by Galentic Pharma (India) Pvt. Ltd.This ointment is usually indicated for use in bacterial blepharitis, bacterial conjunctivitis, bacterial keratitis, and trachoma.However, five international procurers of the product independently conducted a visual examination of random samples of stock on hand ...

Navigating the Complexities of Essential Medicines and Health Product Policies

The World Health Organization is organizing a 5-day seminar in Geneva, aimed at professionals working in the pharmaceutical sector in low- and middle-income countries. The objective of this seminar is to allow participants to deepen their knowledge on critical issues such as the quality, supply, pricing issues, regulations, and falsified products,  and understand how WHO ...

Rafaella’s Literature Update

The following message is courtesy of Dr. Raffaella Ravinetto, Public Health Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Belgium Ref. Chiumia FK, Nyirongo HM, Kampira E, Muula AS, Khuluza F (2022) Burden of and factors associated with poor quality antibiotic, antimalarial, antihypertensive and antidiabetic medicines in Malawi. PLoS ONE 17(12): e0279637 Ref. RPQ/REG/ISF/Alert N°1/2023. Substandard (contaminated) ...

Webinar: Current trends in sustainable health supply chain management

On the 28th of February 2023, the Humanitarian Commodities Logistics Community of Practice is organizing its first HCL Community Education Series in collaboration with USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA). With them, there will be Marco Martari from Emergency NGO and Samantha Brangeon from Joint Initiative for Sustainable Humanitarian Packaging Waste Management. The conversation will be based on the current trends in sustainable health ...

QUAMED Online Learning Platform

As previously announced, Quamed is working on an online learning platform with the aim to increase the knowledge and capability around the quality assurance of pharmaceuticals for staff working with public & private pharmaceutical suppliers and the national regulatory authorities. The development of this platform is supported by the Bureau of Humanitarian Affairs of USAID. ...

QUAMED Quality Certification Program (QCP)

QUAMED has launched, the QUAMED Quality Certification Program (QCP). The aim of the QCP is to support access to quality-assured medicines through an accreditation program that enables purchasers to identify reliable suppliers.   The QUAMED QCP provides a recognized quality assessment certification to public and private pharmaceutical wholesalers and manufacturers according to internationally recognized criteria as defined and adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO).    There ...

Call for applications: Industrial development and private sector engagement expert

Enabel is a Belgian development agency. It implements Belgium’s governmental cooperation. The agency also works for other national and international donors. With its partners in Belgium and abroad, Enabel offers solutions to address pressing global challenges – Climate Change, Urbanisation, Human Mobility, Peace and Security, Economic and Social Inequality – and to promote Global Citizenship. ...

Call for applications: Technology transfer & intellectual property management expert TESS Mav + Brussels

Enabel is a Belgian development agency. It implements Belgium’s governmental cooperation. The agency also works for other national and international donors. With its partners in Belgium and abroad, Enabel offers solutions to address pressing global challenges – Climate Change, Urbanisation, Human Mobility, Peace and Security, Economic and Social Inequality – and to promote Global Citizenship. ...

Call for applications: Regulatory strengthening expert TESS MAV+ (m/f/x) – Brussels

Enabel is a Belgian development agency. It implements Belgium’s governmental cooperation. The agency also works for other national and international donors. With its partners in Belgium and abroad, Enabel offers solutions to address pressing global challenges – Climate Change, Urbanisation, Human Mobility, Peace and Security, Economic and Social Inequality – and to promote Global Citizenship. ...

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