Context Currently, only 3% of all global clinical trials are conducted in Africa, even though Africa accounts for 17% of the world’s population and has the greatest genetic diversity. This can significantly delay local access to new, urgently needed safe and efficacious vaccines and medicines. The follow-up project VaccTrain Next…
Context In many countries in Western and South-Eastern Africa, access to safe and effective medicines remains a challenge. A key factor is the limited capacity of national drug quality control laboratories. Insufficient structures, resources or standardised procedures hinder reliable quality testing. As a result, substandard or falsified medicines may reach…
Short Description Ensuring the availability, quality and integrity of medicinal products worldwide remains critical and challenging for healthcare systems today. Patient safety is at the core of high-quality healthcare. Sub-standard drugs/poor quality products have a negative impact on the safety and effectiveness of treatments as well as directly contributing to…
Short Description The current COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of efficient and robust drug regulatory authorities to ensure healthy lives and well-being for all. Well-functioning regulatory systems ensure the quality, safety and efficacy of medicines and contribute to timely access to essential medical products. Resilient regulatory systems with well-functioning structures,…
At the end of the first phase of the GHPP-DQA project, alumni and trainers from all DQA trainings as well as project staff from BfArM, InphA and WHO met for a virtual alumni meeting. The central point was a review of the activities and achievements of the DQA project so…
After being welcomed warmly by the management and entire staff of the chemistry division, the DQA team was introduced to the structures, the statuses as well as the perspectives of the laboratories at MCAZ. With three laboratory sections, the authority is able to perform the quality control of both medicines…
Due to current COVID-19 related travel restrictions, the kickoff workshop of the PharmTrain-CoronaGlobal (PT-CoronaGlobal) project took place as an online event from 27 September to 29 September 2021. In collaboration with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), the project aims to strengthen the…