WHO conducts preliminary assessment of Ethiopia medicine-quality lab
WHO experts conducted a technical preliminary assessment of the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority’s medicines quality-control laboratory in preparation for possible WHO listing. The visit took place from 22 to 24 September.
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WHO experts conducted a technical preliminary assessment of the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority’s medicines quality-control laboratory in preparation for possible WHO listing. The visit took place from 22 to 24 September.
The visit assessed the laboratory’s readiness for the WHO Listing of Quality Control Laboratories after the Ethiopian authority expressed interest in assessment. It was a preliminary review, not a listing decision.
WHO’s source says the technical assistance visit was conducted in Addis Ababa from 22–24 September by a team led by its Regulation and Prequalification Department. The release does not report a final result.
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WHO conducts preliminary assessment of Ethiopia medicine-quality lab
WHO experts conducted a technical preliminary assessment of the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority’s medicines quality-control laboratory in preparation for possible WHO listing. The visit took place from 22 to 24 September.
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