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12 June 2024
Departmental update

WHO joins partners at ASEAN regional meeting to boost access to quality diagnostic testing
29 May 2024
Departmental update

Advancing biomanufacturing workforce training for global health equity - Key takeaways and future directions
15 May 2024
News release

WHO prequalifies new dengue vaccine
12 May 2024
Departmental update

WHO strengthens local production focus at AIM Congress 2024: gears up for 3rd World Local Production Forum in 2025

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Report of the fifth general meeting of the WHO national control laboratory network for biologicals, Bangkok Sukhumvit, Thailand, 13-15 December 2023
3 June 2024

Report of the fifth general meeting of the WHO national control laboratory network for biologicals, Bangkok...

This is the meeting report of the fifth general meeting of the World Health Organization – National Control Laboratory Network for Biologicals (WHO-NNB),...

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8 May 2024

A Case Study on the Local Production Ecosystem of Medicines, Vaccines and Biologics - The Senegal Context

The Local Production and Assistance (LPA) Unit in the Regulation and Prequalification Department (RPQ), Access to Medicines and Health Products Division...

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A case study on the ecosystem for local production of pharmaceuticals, vaccines and biologicals - The Pakistan context
6 May 2024

A case study on the ecosystem for local production of pharmaceuticals, vaccines and biologicals - The...

The Local Production and Assistance (LPA) Unit in the Regulation and Prequalification Department (RPQ), Access to Medicines and Health Products Division...

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A case study on the ecosystem for local production of pharmaceuticals, vaccines and biologicals - The Nigeria context
6 May 2024

A case study on the ecosystem for local production of pharmaceuticals, vaccines and biologicals - The...

The Local Production and Assistance (LPA) Unit in the Regulation and Prequalification Department (RPQ), Access to Medicines and Health Products Division...

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3 June 2019

Impact assessment of WHO Prequalification and systems supporting activities
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20 June 2019

Impact assessment of WHO Prequalification and systems supporting activities - Accompanying data set

The contents of this document reflect a consolidation of views gathered through numerous interviews, but not the views of the World Health Organization....

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WHO pharmaceuticals newsletter - No. 2, 2024
18 April 2024

WHO pharmaceuticals newsletter - No. 2, 2024

The WHO Pharmaceuticals Newsletter provides you with the latest information on the safety of medicinal products and regulatory actions taken by authorities...

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WHO pharmaceuticals newsletter - No. 1, 2024
9 February 2024

WHO pharmaceuticals newsletter - No. 1, 2024

The WHO Pharmaceuticals Newsletter provides you with the latest information on the safety of medicinal products and regulatory actions taken by authorities...

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