NMRAs of OIC Member States committed to cooperating for Safe, Efficacious and Standardized Medicines and Vaccine Self-Reliance
(firmenpresse) - JAKARTA, Nov 25, 2018 - (ACN Newswire) - The "First Meeting of Heads of the National Medicine Regulatory Authorities (NMRAs) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States", held in Jakarta 21-22 November, saw all members agreeing to work together towards achieving medicines and vaccine self-reliance, concluding with the Jakarta Declaration.
The document emphasizes enhanced health levels and well being of member communities with self-reliance on the production and assured access to safe and efficacious medicines and vaccine, and increased production capacity through innovation and the development of domestic medicine and vaccine industries.
"The Jakarta Declaration is a commitment from OIC NMRAs to work together, towards the Action Plan of various programs fostering self-reliance. With the diversity in the OIC, it is our duty to help each other in improving the capacity of regulators, and the pharmaceutical industry, to strengthen aspects of the access to safe, quality medicines and vaccines," said Penny K. Lukito, Head of Indonesia's National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM).
"We are thankful to all participants in the meeting, and the collaboration between OIC Member States. The Jakarta Declaration and Action Plan to promote collaboration are proof of unity and solidarity between the OIC Member State NMRAs towards self-sustaining health developments," said Penny.
The meeting addressed various issues surrounding medicines and vaccines, including regulatory status and role of regulatory authorities in ensuring drug quality and availability, efforts at the harmonization of medicine and vaccine standards towards achieving self-reliance, experiences from members regarding halal medicines and vaccines, and NMRA role in the control of counterfeit medicines and vaccines.
The members agreed to improve cooperation between NMRAs through greater exchange of information and increasing the capacity of human resources to strengthen detection, prevention, and response towards counterfeit and substandard medicines and vaccines, adopting an OIC Action Plan.
The membership was also in support of a BPOM suggestion to form a steering committee and working group which would further discuss issues of halal medicine and standards for harmonization.
Then, passage of the Jakarta Declaration, which noted with concern that many countries, including some OIC Member States, have insufficient or no manufacturing capabilities, or a local industry which produces but a fraction of demand, so that they rely heavily on imports and medicinal aid.
Datum: 25.11.2018 - 01:12 Uhr
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