The Olle Hansson Award

The Olle Hansson Award Application deadline was extended to Jan 31, 2022. This Award recognizes the work of an individual from a developing country who best demonstrates the qualities of Dr Olle Hansson in the following: 1. Promoting the concepts of essential medicines and their rational use, and access to vaccines2. Increasing the awareness among ...

WHO Regulatory Systems

The WHO Regulatory Systems Strengthening team has made the “Implementing quality management systems in national regulatory authorities: examples and practices” document available in different languages including French, Russian and Spanish.  French: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/348379/9789240034105-fre.pdf    Russian: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/341942/9789240034143-rus.pdf Spanish: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/348380/9789240034129-spa.pdf The English version is also available here:  https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/341942/9789240022379-eng.pdf

AMA Treaty

A press release from the African Union on the African Medicines Agency: https://au.int/fr/node/41138 The treaty on the AMA has come into force as of the 5th of November. We are looking forward to collaborating with the national agencies. We have had a positive experience through our collaboration with the DPM in Mauritania. We think that ...

Falsified Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

Falsified Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine identified in WHO region of the Eastern Mediterranean. The falsified product was reported at the patient level outside authorized and regulated supply chains and authorized vaccination programmes in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Falsified COVID-19 vaccines pose a serious risk to global public health and place an additional burden on vulnerable populations and ...

Webinar: Increased Access Medicines

Inviting you to 2 very interesting webinars, both revolving around e-drug. The first one was organized by MTaPS on the Regional Harmonization of Medicines Regulation: Reaping Benefits Beyond Borders. REGISTER HERE: https://msh-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsdeivrz0rGdYmzhO99hTGho7RCoqNnWJa And the second one by the Pharmaceutical  Accountability Foundation(PAF) on Promoting Access to Medicines through Legal Procedures. REGISTER HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScaYcD8WFV1pAf95LHhq52irwZ5G-eP_DxZFUDB9eHU2mb1tQ/viewform They both happen to contribute to increased access ...

Webinar: A Technical Discussion: Local Versus International Procurement

If you too want to hear different experiences from the field and identify common challenges and solutions to improve procurement processes of pharmaceuticals at the international and local levels, then join JSI’s webinar on Local Versus International Procurement. This event will tackle the different advantages and disadvantages of diverse procurement options.Register here: https://jsi.zoom.us/webinar/register/4716359170608/WN_Jo8CeBmNTh-y3FkAZHSbvg

2021 Helen Clark-JoPPP

Nominations are now open for the 2021 Helen Clark-JoPPP Award in Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice! This yearly award started in 2018 with an aim of recognizing exceptional individuals who are making a significant contribution to the field of pharmaceutical policy and practice. This award was named after Helen Elizabeth Clark who served as the 37th ...

Quamed: International Pharmaceutical Forum from 13 to 16 October 2021

The Ivory Coast hosted the 21st edition of the International Pharmaceutical Forum from 13 to 16 October 2021. Researchers, teachers, pharmacists, wholesalers-distributors, industrialists, biologists, public health professionals, NGOs, technical and financial partners of health were all present… QUAMED too! The presentation of our activities and our quality certification program (QCP) during the thematic session “safety ...

Rafaella’s Literature Update

Online event: “Technologies to Tackle Substandard and Falsified Medical Products in Global Health” Dear Friends,  With apologies for any double posting, I am forwarding on behalf of Kate Enright the information concerning this upcoming online event. Please note that it is organized in a way that may give also to non-academic actors (e.g., those working ...

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