Working with WHO
IFPMA works closely with many of the major WHO Programmes, that are
concerned with the development, quality, use and availability of medicinal drugs
and helps to establish contacts between company experts and appropriate WHO
programmes and research projects.
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Examples of IFPMA's work with WHO include:
Participation as Nongovernmental Organisation (NGO):
- World Health Assembly (annually)
- WHO Executive Board (biannually)
- WHO Regional Committees (annually)
Representation as an observer at WHO Expert Committees:
- Biological Standardization
- Cancer Pain Relief and Palliative Care
- Drug Dependence
- Specifications for Pharmaceutical Products
- Use of Essential Drugs
Representation on Advisory and Management Committees:
- Action Programme on Essential Drugs
- Childrens Vaccine Initiative (CVI)
- Diarrhoeal Diseases and Acute Respiratory Infections
- Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI)
- Tropical Disease Research (TDR)
- Tuberculosis Programme
Training initiatives and jointly sponsored meetings:
- IFPMA/WHO Training Scheme in Quality Control
- Seminars on Quality Assurance of Products in International Commerce
- Workshops on Counterfeit Medicines
Consultation on technical issues:
- WHO Good Clinical Practices for Trials in Human Subjects
- WHO Good Manufacturing Practices
- WHO Model Prescribing Information
- Guidelines for use of the WHO Certification Scheme
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