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What's New
- PAHO and RAD-AID agree joint effort to improve the quality of radiology services in Latin America and the Caribbean
Washington, D.C., 2 August 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and RAD-AID International, a nonprofit organization have formed a new partnership to improve the availability and quality of the radiological health services in Latin America and the Caribbean.
This joint collaboration includes the use of the RAD-AID’s Radiology-Readiness Assessment Tool in Latin America and the Caribbean to systematically evaluate radiology services in the region. This assessment tool aims to better analyze the regional needs for radiological services, including equipment, staff, and infrastructure, in order to provide technical cooperation and to optimize future planning of radiology and medical imaging.
Furthermore, the new partnership enables RAD-AID and PAHO/WHO to collaborate in creating radiology training programs, developing radiology education materials for health personnel, coordinating international radiology assessments for technical assistance, and increasing data collection for radiology's vital role in public health outcomes.
An initial joint project that consists of an educational workshop and hands-on training in radiology and obstetric care will be in Haiti. In addition, both organizations agreed to increase the staff in order to work on the various objectives.
RAD-AID International is a nonprofit organization based in the United States, dedicated to improving the availability, quality and safety of radiological health services in developing countries.
PAHO, which celebrates its 110th anniversary this year, is the oldest public health organization in the world. It works with its member countries to improve the health and the quality of life of the people of the Americas. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of WHO.
LINKS:
PAHO/Radiological Health: www.paho.org/radiologicalhealth
RAD-AID: http://www.rad-aid.org
Washington, DC, 2 July 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — Mexico’s Federal Commission for Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRlS) was recognized as a National Regulatory Authority of Regional Reference of medicines and Biological products by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) at a meeting held in Mexico City on 18-22 June as a part of the technical cooperation program to strengthen national regulatory authorities for medicines and biological products.
The recognition follows an evaluation of the commission’s performance of basic functions, recommended by WHO, for ensuring the quality, safety and efficacy of medicines in the country.
Following the recognition, COFEPRIS expressed its commitment to support efforts to strengthen other regulatory agencies, based on its own experience, by promoting exchange and cooperation among countries, and by actively participating in regulatory harmonization efforts within the framework of the Pan American Network for Drug Regulatory Harmonization (PANDRH).
COFEPRIS was evaluated by a group of experts from PAHO/WHO and the national regulatory authorities of Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, who verified the commission’s performance in product registration, licensing of producers and establishments, inspection of good manufacturing practices, authorization and monitoring of clinical trials, and activities for quality control and batch release. The results of the evaluation led to PAHO/WHO’s designated of COFEPRIS as a National Regulatory Authority of Regional Reference.
To date, five national regulatory authorities have been recognized by PAHO/WHO as National Regulatory Authorities of Regional Reference: Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA), Argentina’s National Administration of Drugs, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT), the National Institute of Food and Drug Monitory of Colombia (INVIMA), the Center for State Control of Drug Quality Cuba (CECMED) and the Federal Commission for Protection against Sanitary Risks of the United Mexican States (COFEPRlS).
For more information regarding the qualifying process for national regulatory authorities, visit:
http://new.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1615&Itemid=1179&lang=en
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Contacts:
Donna Eberwine-Villagran,
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, Phone. +1 202 974 3122, Cell: +1 202 316 5469, Sonia Mey-Schmidt,
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, Phone. + 1 202 974 3036, Cell: +1 202 251 2646, Knowledge Management and Communication, PAHO/WHO–www.paho.org
In the Medicines and Health Technologies Project, Indira Villegoureix,
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. Phone: +1 202 974 3505.
- The 150th session of PAHO’s Executive Committee approve the inclusion of the draft resolution: CE150/16 Health Technology Assessment and Incorporation into Health Systems at the 28th Pan American Sanitary Conference
On Monday June18th, 2012 the draft resolution CE150/16 Health Technology Assessment and Incorporation into Health Systems was presented at the PAHO Executive Committee. The resolution aims to establish a regional framework for the incorporation of health technologies based on health technology assessment (HTA) through a strategy that integrates health technology related functions into the cycle of regulation – incorporation - rational use.
After introducing the draft resolution, representatives of Brazil, Canada, Colombia, United States, Mexico and Peru made comments that were discussed by a working group and incorporated into the final text, which was then approved by the Executive Committee on Thursday June 21st, 2012.
This resolution will be presented at the 28th Pan American Sanitary Conference to be held from September 17th -21st, 2012, for review and consideration.
 CE150/16 Health Technology Assessment and Incorporation into Health Systems (291.12 kB)
The PAHO Executive Committee requested to include the document “Research and Development to Meet Health Needs in Developing Countries: Strengthening Global Financing and Coordination”, as an agenda item at the 28th Pan American Sanitary Conference.
Resolution WHA65.22 “Follow up of the report of the Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development: Financing and Coordination” adopted at the World Health Assembly on May 26th, 2012, requests regional committees to discuss at their 2012 meetings the report of the CEWG in the context of the implementation of the global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property in order to contribute to concrete proposals and actions (Resolutions WHA61.21 and WHA62.16)
Base on this request, PAHO will initiate a regional consultation on the document: “Research and Development to Meet Health Needs in Developing Countries: Strengthening Global Financing and Coordination”, the results of which will be presented at the 28th Pan American Sanitary Conference in September 2012.
PAHO has participated actively in the review and revision of the BSS, along with the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) (which is part of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Labor Organization (ILO), World Health Organization (WHO), the European Commission (EC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) through a Join Secretariat called “BSS Secretariat”.
The new BBS are primarily used by government and regulatory bodies. The requirements included in the standards also apply to health authorities, professional bodies, service providers, organizations that provide technical support and providers of radiation sources.
The 150th session of PAHO’s Executive Committee approved the inclusion of the BSS draft resolution in the agenda of the 28th Pan American Sanitary Conference to be held from September 17th -21st, 2012.
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