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Funding priorities for regulatory systems strengthening in Africa

15 Dec 2022

For effective regulatory system strengthening in Africa, investments should collectively address the needs at the national, regional and continental level, building on existing initiatives and priorities as guided by the African Medicines Regulatory Harmonisation initiative (AMRH) and the Partnership for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM). [...] The report highlights the achievements in regulatory systems strengthening over the past decade, defines the remaining challenges, and outlines the opportunities for investment by funding partners. [...] These opportunities are aligned with the ambitions of the Partnerships for African Vaccines Manufacturing (PAVM) Framework for Action (2022), the workplan of the African Medicines Harmonisation Initiative (AMRH), the goals of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) and the African Union’s ambition to substantially increase the availability of African-produced vaccines on the continent by 20401. [...] The foci of the AMA will and regional baseline assessments of be limited initially, and the current treaty does not gaps and needs.³ provide for any binding decisions. [...] Support regional assessments of human support the AMRH and AMA to systematically resource needs and development of an examine issues which might challenge the educational and training strategy for the effectiveness of the Agency and its constituent continent.

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12
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United Kingdom

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