PIC/S - AUDA-NEPAD - a new PIC/S Associated Partner Organisation

21st January 2025

PIC/S - The African Union Development Agency - New Partnership for Africa's Development (AUDA-NEPAD) AUDA-NEPAD - a new PIC/S Associated Partner Organisation

Geneva, 15 January 2025:

The PIC/S Committee has granted the status of Associated Partner Organisation to the African Union Development Agency - New Partnership for Africa's Development (AUDA-NEPAD).

With a shared dedication to safeguarding public health and safety, PIC/S and AUDA-NEPAD have decided to establish a cooperation agreement in the field of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards and quality systems for pharmaceutical products and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API).

The scope of the cooperation agreement includes :

• Facilitating pre-accession and accession processes to PIC/S for National Regulatory Authorities (NRA) members of the African Medicines Agency (AMA);
• Training of inspectors in the field of GMP;
• Participating at each other’s meetings.

With the active contribution of other stakeholders, collaboration activities will aim at supporting capacity and confidence building among African NRA and at guiding them on their journey toward becoming PIC/S Participating Authorities.

The agreement is also a great opportunity for both partners to develop exchanges of information and share experiences.

This partnership reflects PIC/S commitment to strengthening global harmonization and cooperation in the field of GMP.  

We look forward to working closely with our partners and stakeholders to achieve these goals and foster a more robust regulatory environment worldwide.

An official welcome will be given to AUDA-NEPAD at the next PIC/S Committee meeting, which will take place in Geneva on 14 and 15 April 2025.

 

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