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 CAR.
Central Africa has embarked on a collaborative framework that will stipulate the activities, roles and responsibilities for implementing an MRH programme in the region. CAR is participating in a mapping exercise in 2016 that shall establish regulatory systems that will guide ECCAS and OCEAC Member States in setting up an MRH programme.
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A critical AU Model Law on harmonizing medical products regulatory systems in Africa was endorsed by African Heads of State and Government, including Central African Republic, at the January 2016 AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The AU Model Law is expected to accelerate the regulation of safe, quality and affordable medical products and technologies in CAR
Central African Republic has embarked on a collaborative framework that will stipulate the activities, roles and responsibilities for implementing an MRH programme in the region. A Steering Committee for implementation of the Medicines Regulatory Harmonization (MRH) Project in the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) was launched in November 2016 to provide oversight in the implementation of joint activities in Cameroon, Congo (Brazzaville), Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic (CAR), Chad and Gabon. This will serve as an entry point for implementation of MRH Project in the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
