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Report 11 December 2020

Report of IAPO-IFPMA Webinar on the African Medicines Agency (AMA)

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IFPMA-IAPO Webinar: The African Medicines Agency: An important step towards increasing timely availability and access to medicinal products for patients in Africa.

On December 8, 2020 the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) and the International Alliance of Patient Organisations (IAPO) organised a webinar that brought together regulators, patients and industry representatives as well as officials from Food and Drugs Authority of Ghana, the African Union Development Agency–New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss the future of the African Medicines Agency (AMA).

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IFPMA-IAPO Webinar: The African Medicines Agency – an important step towards increasing timely availability and access to medicinal products for patients in Africa

On December 8th the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) and the International Alliance of Patient Organisations (IAPO) organised a Webinar that brought together regulators, patients and industry representatives as well as officials from AUDA NEPAD and the WHO to discuss the future of the African Medicines Agency.

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