Visit of the East African Community (EAC)
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Date
- Thursday, 18 May 2017, All day
Location
- European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
As part of the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) ongoing collaboration with African regulators, it hosted a delegation from EAC which is one of the most advanced regional economic communities in Africa. It is composed of 6 countries: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. EAC is an observer in ICH and the International Pharmaceutical Regulators Forum. The delegation included the heads of these six agencies, the EAC Secretariat, and representatives from the World Health Organization and the World Bank. The event discussed the role of EMA in the European medicines regulatory network, focusing on its collaboration with national competent authorities. It also discussed the structure and operation of EMA, internal controls, human resources management, training, information technology and infrastructure, as well as lifecycle management of medicines and medicines approval, veterinary medicines, pharmacovigilance and inspections, committee and procedure management.