{"id":58862,"date":"2015-12-02T00:02:11","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T22:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/fourth-african-medicines-regulators-conference\/"},"modified":"2015-12-02T00:02:11","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T22:02:11","slug":"fourth-african-medicines-regulators-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/fourth-african-medicines-regulators-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth African Medicines Regulators Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <span dir=\"ltr\"><br \/>\n                                                    ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 1, 2015\/APO (African Press Organization)\/ &#8212;<br \/>\n                                                <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fourth African Medicines Regulators Conference<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>What: Opening ceremony of the Fourth African Medicines Regulators Conference followed\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 by a press conference on Medicines Regulation in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Who: The Conference is organized by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the NEPAD Agency in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Press briefing will be addressed by:<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Aggrey Ambali- Head of NEPAD Science, Technology and Innovation Hub<br \/>\nDr. Janet Byaruhanga- Health Officer, African Union Commission<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>Dr. Ossy M.J. Kasilo- Programme Area Coordinator, Essential Medicines and Health Technologies  Regional Adviser for Traditional Medicine, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa<\/p>\n<p>Date:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wednesday, 2 December, 2015<\/p>\n<p>Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Opening Ceremony: 09:30 \u2013 11:00 am\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Press Briefing: 11:00 am \u2013 11:30 am<\/p>\n<p>Where: Briefing Room 1, African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>BACKGROUND: The general objective of the 4th AMRC is to support countries to accelerate the pace of establishing functional medicines regulatory agencies at national, regional and continental levels and strengthening the capacities of existing NMRAs in the Region.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop will also create a platform to review progress made in the implementation of the five-year action plan (2014-2018) for strengthening the capacity for regulation of medical products in the Region and propose solutions for tackling challenges faced by countries.<\/p>\n<p>Information on recent advances in regulation of medical devices and blood products will also be shared during the session.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 1, 2015\/APO (African Press Organization)\/ &#8212; Fourth African Medicines Regulators Conference What: Opening ceremony of the Fourth African Medicines Regulators Conference followed\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 by a press conference on Medicines Regulation in Africa. 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