WHO/UNICEF Technical Briefing Seminar
on Essential Medicines Policies,
16-20 Nov 2009,
World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva
TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
Facilitation: Dr Shanthi Pal, EMP/QSM
Quality of medicines
09:00-10:30
Medicines quality control and assurance
WHO normative functions in the field of pharmaceuticals
Dr Lembit Rago and Dr Sabine Kopp, EMP/QSM
10:30-10:45 Coffee
Drug regulations
11:00-12:30
Drug regulatory overview
Dr Samvel Azatyan, EMP/QSM
Assessment of country regulatory agencies
Dr Alain Prat, EMP/QSM
12:30-14:00 Lunch
Facilitation: Dr Shanthi Pal, EMP/QSM
Safety
14:00-15:15
Pharmacovigilance: new challenges for WHO
Dr Mary Couper and Dr Shanthi Pal, EMP/QSM
Dr Monica Plöen, Uppsala Monitoring Centre
15:15-15:30 Tea
15:30-16:30
Quality control assurance for blood products and related biologicals
Dr Ana Padilla, EMP/QSM
16:30-17:30
Global review and WHO's priority activities in the field of Traditional Medicine
Dr Qi Zhang, EMP/TRM