We are happy to welcome Eric Karikari as a member of our technical committee. Eric Karikari is a senior reviewer of non-clinical and clinical data supporting the Marketing Authorization Applications and Clinical Trial Authorization at the Food and Drugs Authority in Ghana. He’s a pharmacist by training with a Master’s Degree in Pharmacy(Pharmacology and Toxicology) and has ...
QUAMED is very thrilled to welcome Chantal Uwamahoro Kayitesi. Chantal is joining QUAMED as the responsible manager for the USAID-funded online learning platform. She is a public health medical doctor with 15 years of experience designing, implementing and coordinating health system strengthening programs in the international development context. Chantal is passionate about health workforce development ...
Ref. Review of product information for selected antiretroviral medicines circulating in five African countries. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2022. Licence: Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Dear Friends, This is a heavy document, but it conveys some findings and messages that are important for those who work around pharmaceutical systems at different levels, from procurement and supply to regulation, ...
One of our validated GMP auditors has arrived in Pakistan to conduct 2 GMP audits and 2 GSDP technical visits. The audits and technical visits have been requested by Action Contre la Faim France and Save the Children International. Meanwhile, our technical coordinator and another one of our validated GMP auditors, have started their preparations to conduct 3 GMP ...
Our auditor Jean-Christophe Pelissier visited the DRC to conduct a Good Storage and Distribution Practices technical visit of a not-for-profit pharmaceutical wholesaler based in Kinshasa. In addition, he visited suppliers based in Kananga (CADIMEK), Goma (Asrames) and Bukavu for Corrective Action and Preventative Action (CAPA) plans follow-up. All three suppliers had been audited by QUAMED in 2021. Dr. ...
On October 11, QUAMED was invited by PAH, Les Pharmaciens Humanitaires( https://www.pah-lespharmacienshumanitaires.org/ ) to participate in a round table discussion on the challenges of quality in the pharmaceutical sector. PAH, Les Pharmaciens Humanitaires” is an NGO composed of professionals of international solidarity whose main objective is to improve access to quality pharmaceutical inputs to ensure ...
This WHO Medical Product Alert refers to 4 substandard products, identified in Gambia and reported to WHO in Sept 2022.The four products are Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby Cough Syrup and Magrip N Cold Syrup from the manufacturer Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd, India. Laboratory analysis of samples confirmed that they contain unacceptable ...
We are excited to announce that the Humanitarian Commodities Logistics (HCL) Community’s technical discussion is soon coming up this October 12th. With support from USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, field experiences that can improve quality assurance and traceability in each phase of the humanitarian response and in each supply chain function will be shared. This ...
The World Health Organization in collaboration with the USAID Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS) program is organising a webinar on Managing Conflicts of Interest in National Pharmaceutical Systems. This webinar aims to raise awareness of the need for better management of conflict of interest in public pharmaceutical committees and to share information on practical ...
Ref. Ravinetto R, Singh JA. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine Epub ahead of print. doi:10.1136/bmjebm-2022-111967 Dear Friends, Today, I took advantage of my role of coordinator of this platform, to share an ‘invited analysis’ that I recently co-authored with Jerome Singh in the BMJ Evidence Based Medicine. Traditionally, the results of medical and health research were first shared within the ...
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