Health products policy and standards
Our team provides authoritative guidance and standards on quality, safety and efficacy of health products and supports countries to formulate evidence-based policies and ensure good practice throughout the value chain.
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Expert Committees
Advisory groups
WHO Technical Advisory Group on the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool
WHO has established a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to advise on scientific, technical and strategic matters related to the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP).
Databases
Publications
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30 January 2026
WHO Drug Information - Volume 39, No. 4
The Fourth issue of volume 39 for 2025 includes:Pharmaceutical News- Thin-Layer Chromatography: A Valuable Tool in the Fight Against Substandard/Falsified...
1 December 2025
Assistive technology progress assessment questionnaire: tracking progress on access to assistive technology
In May 2018, the World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted resolution WHA71.8 on improving access to assistive technology. The resolution urges Member States...
12 November 2025
Development of medical device policies, 2nd ed.
A first edition of the Development of Medical Devices Policies was published in 2011. This second edition was prepared to reflect the transition from the...
6 October 2025
Improving access to assistive technology in United Republic of Tanzania (2022-2023): project report
The report summarizes a collaboration between the Ministry of Health of the United Republic of Tanzania, HelpAge Tanzania and the World Health Organization...
Journal articles
Conference report WHO informal consultation on the draft WHO Guideline on the phasing out of animal tests for the quality control of biological products
Biologicals Volume 92, November 2025, 101862
Evolution of Ebola and Marburg Treatment Centers Design, a Review of the Last Ten Years of Outbreaks in Africa
Architecture 2024, 4(4), 930-947
Disease foci of pharmaceutical research and development as reflected in applications for International Nonproprietary Names, 1953–2022
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Volume 103, Number 1, January 2025 1-80
