First Biennial Scientific Conference on Medicines Regulation in Africa with
the theme ³Building Partnerships for Sustainable Capacity Development in
Medicines Regulation in Africa², Johannesburg, South Africa, 2-3 December
2013
http://www.amrh.org/events/first-biennial-scientific-conference-medicines-re
gulation-africa-theme-building-partnerships
The NEPAD Agency in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO)
and the organisational support of US-Food and Drugs Administration (USFDA)
and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) is pleased to
announce the First Biennial Scientific Conference on Medicines Regulation in
Africa, to take place on 2nd and 3rd December 2013, at Birchwood Hotel,
Johannesburg South Africa. The theme of the conference is ³Building
Partnerships for Sustainable Capacity Development in Medicines Regulation in
Africa².
The initiative to organise this conference is borne of the necessity for
African regulatory authorities, researchers, academic institutions and
industry to work together to address some of the salient issues affecting
their areas of delivery of medical products and technologies to the public.
The objectives of the scientific conference are to:
1. Provide a forum to share scientific advances and current best practices
in regulatory science disciplines amongst policy makers, regulators,
industry and scientists
2. Review current global developments in the regulatory environment and
assess their impact on the commercialization of health research products as
part of implementation of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan for Africa
(PMPA).
3. Contribute to global knowledge on regulatory science
4. Provide inputs to the third African Medicines Regulatory Authorities
Conference
Draft Conference Programme:
Please download a copy of the draft Conference Programme here
<http://www.amrh.org/sites/default/files/downloads/21%20OCTOBER%20Programme_
Scientific%20Conference%20Update%20for%20WEB.pdf> .