World Health Organization international consultation on regulatory systems strengthening

• Date:
  Tuesday, 13 January 2015, All day
• Location:
  European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is participating in the World Health Organization's (WHO) three-day consultation meeting on strengthening regulatory systems. This is part of the WHO's work in building and strengthening regulatory capacity in its member states. The exercise looks to cover all product areas and health technologies, including medicines, vaccines, medical devices, diagnostics, traditional medicines, etc. Strengthening regulatory capacity has become increasingly important as pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution becomes more globalised, and is key to ensuring access to medicines of assured quality. The EMA will in particular bring its own experience of the 'Benchmarking of European Medicines Authorities' initiative originally launched with heads of national medicines agencies in 2003. Registration by invitation only. Registration closed.