WHO standards for quality, safety and efficacy of health products: stakeholder feedback report

Overview

To better understand Member State needs for WHO standards and guidelines for the quality, safety and efficacy of health products, a stakeholder feedback survey was conducted on 8 WHO guidelines. This report presents the approach, results, and results analysis regarding the levels of adoption and factors that impede or support adoption of the selected WHO guidelines for health products. Overall, the results provide useful information on the approach for obtaining feedback on guideline adoption and implementation. The survey results provide important feedback on the future development of WHO guidelines on the quality, safety and efficacy of health products and indicate areas for further work.  The results of this survey demonstrate the need for the continued role of WHO in promoting and facilitating harmonization of norms and standards on quality, safety and efficacy of health products.