Funding priorities for regulatory systems strengthening in Africa

Funding priorities for regulatory systems strengthening in Africa Regulatory System Strengthening report insights: Proposed priorities for funders Background and current progress There has been great progress in regulatory strengthening in Africa over the past decade through initiatives aiming to increase capacity, work-sharing, The proposed regional harmonisation and regulatory reliance. [...] priorities are COVID-19 has brought to the fore the need for more reliable and timely supply of vaccines and medicines across the mapped to three continent, prompting a resurgence of political support for local manufacturing. [...] address the needs at the national, regional The report defi nes the remaining challenges and outlines and continental level, building on existing the opportunities for investment by funding partners. [...] There All African countries to participate are 5 countries with ML3 status in reliance to improve the oversight in Africa (Egypt, Ghana, Tanzania of vaccines across the lifecycle, and Nigeria for medicines; only 2 countries, Egypt and South Africa particularly in epidemic contexts have this designation for vaccines. [...] MG-7203.10_RSS_Infographic_A3_AW2.indd 1 14/12/2022 08:39 Regulatory System Strengthening report insights: Proposed priorities for funders The African Medicines Agency needs to add value to users and Member States, providing additional services and avoiding duplication 1 Optimise the legal basis for regulatory harmonisation 5-10 and convergence years 2 Build capabilities within NRAs and AMA to enh.