The network for regulation in medical products: Report of the Annual Meeting of interim network for promoting cooperation for regulation of medical products in SEA Region

Overview

Annual Meeting of the Interim Network for Promoting Cooperation for Regulation of Medical Products in the South-East Asia Region

The annual meeting of the Interim Network for Promoting Cooperation for Regulation of Medical Products in the South-East Asia Region was held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 17 to 18 August 2016.

The general objective of the meeting was to promote the next steps and convene the annual meeting of the interim network, as agreed during the Regional Meeting for Promoting Cooperation for Regulation in Trade of Medical Products, held at WHO-SEARO, New Delhi, India, from 22–24 September 2015.

Specific Objectives

The specific objectives of the meeting were to:

• Evolve an information-sharing mechanism/prototype for the proposed Regional Network for Promoting Cooperation for Regulation
• Hold the annual meeting of the interim network
• Formulate a report on the proposed network for presentation at the next Regional Committee meeting

The meeting was attended by 40 participants from all 11 Member States of the Region, along with technical experts.

Ms Yuwadee Patanawong, Director, Medical Device Control Division, Food and Drug Administration, Thailand, chaired the meeting.
Mr Mohamed Rafeeq, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health, Maldives, served as Co-Chair.
Mr Dawa Tshering, Regulatory Officer, Drug Regulatory Authority, Bhutan, was nominated as Rapporteur.