A critical AU Model Law aimed at harmonizing medical products regulatory systems in Africa was endorsed by African Heads of State and Government at the January 2016 AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The AU Model Law will contribute towards accelerate the regulation of safe, quality and affordable medical products and technologies in Burkina Faso.
The West Africa Medicines Regulatory Harmonization (MRH) programme was launched in 2015 in Accra, Ghana. Burkina Faso participated in the establishment of the joint MRH Project Steering Committee and formation of 7 Technical Working Groups (TWG’s). The TWG’s are tasked with developing technical guidelines of the MRH programme. In addition, a joint framework of collaboration between WAHO and WAEMU has been agreed upon.
Burkina Faso has a designated RCORE specializing in clinical trials oversight at the University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – Direction General de la Pharmacie du Medicament et des Laboratoires. RCOREs are institutions with specific academic and technical regulatory science expertise and training capabilities capable of producing regulatory workforce in Africa.
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Burkina Faso hosts a Regional Centre of Regulatory Excellence (RCORE) specialising in clinical trials oversight at the University of Ouagadougou, Direction General de la Pharmacie du Medicament et des Laboratoires. RCOREs are institutions with specific academic and technical regulatory science expertise and training capabilities for producing regulatory workforce in Africa
The West Africa Medicines Regulatory Harmonization (MRH) programme was launched in 2015 in Accra, Ghana. Burkina Faso participated in the establishment of the joint West Africa Medicines Regulatory Harmonisation project in 2015 and actively participates in the Steering Committee and was involved in the formation of seven (7) Technical Working Groups (TWG’s) which have been tasked to develop technical guidelines of the MRH programme
The AU Model Law aimed at harmonizing medical products regulatory systems in Africa was endorsed by African Heads of State and Government at the January 2016 AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Burkina has started domesticating this law which is expected to enable the acceleration of regulation of medical products and technologies to ensure safety, quality and affordability
Within the realm of boosting implementation of the African industrialisation agenda, Burkina Faso is piloting three (3) confined field trials for vectors that transmit Malaria, Zika Virus Disease and Chikungunya
