Autoři: Hiiti Sillo aff001; Aggrey Ambali aff002; Samvel Azatyan aff001; Chimwemwe Chamdimba aff002; Eliangiringa Kaale aff003; Joseph Kabatende aff004; Murray Lumpkin aff005; Jane H. Mashingia aff006; David Mukanga aff005; Bonaventure Nyabenda aff007; Gordon Sematiko aff008; Margareth Sigonda aff002; Burhani Simai aff009; Fred Siyoi aff010; Stanley Sonoiya aff006; Mike Ward aff001; Vincent Ahonkhai aff011 Působiště autorů: World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland aff001; African Union Development Agency–New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Midrand, South Africa aff002; School of Pharmacy, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania aff003; Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority, Kigali, Rwanda aff004; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, United States of America aff005; East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania aff006; Directorate of Pharmacy, Medicines, and Laboratories, Bujumbura, Burundi aff007; National Drug Authority, Kampala, Uganda aff008; Zanzibar Food and Drug Agency, Zanzibar City, Zanzibar aff009; Pharmacy & Poisons Board, Nairobi, Kenya aff010; Gwynedd Consultancy, LLC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America aff011 Vyšlo v časopise: Coming together to improve access to medicines: The genesis of the East African Community’s Medicines Regulatory Harmonization initiative. PLoS Med 17(8): e1003133. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1003133 Kategorie: Collection Review doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003133
Hiiti Sillo and colleagues reveal how the East African Community’s Medicines Regulatory Harmonization initiative improves access to important medicines in Africa.
Africa – Consortia – Drug regulation – Global health – Kenya – Rwanda – Tanzania – Uganda
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