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The international community needs to step up at the WHA and strengthen local production of health technologies, Graduate Institute researchers argue.

English News and Press Release on World about Health and Epidemic; published on 24 May 2021 by WHO

A variety of short- and long-term plans could help end the pandemic—and prevent the next one

Graphic Online BY: Edward Acquah 30.5k Shares 705 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended Ghana for achieving Maturity Level 3 (ML3), a global regulatory benchmark set by the organisation. The WHO last year ranked Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) ML3 for its medicines regulatory system that ensured the safety, quality and efficacy of all medical products imported, manufactured or distributed in the country. The ML3 is the second highest in the four-tiered WHO classification of national medicines regulatory systems. Reference agency Addressing delegates at the virtual openin...

Covid shows the world it needs new rules to deal with pandemics Pharmaceutical companies must accept they will have to transfer knowhow and technology if the whole world is to get the vaccines it needs By Ellen ’t Hoen HomeFeatures Covid shows the world it needs new rules to deal with pandemics More than a year ago the World Health Organisation (WHO), with the support of 40 member states, established the Covid-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP). C-TAP offers a platform for the voluntary sharing of intellectual property (IP), including knowhow, technology, data, cell lines and whatever els...