Quality Monitoring Projects

Field sampling and testing projects are carried out by the WHO Prequalification of Medicines Programme (PQP) in order to:

• monitor the quality of medicines (both WHO-prequalified and non-WHO prequalified medicines) procured by UN agencies,

• contribute to national quality control of medicines, and

• contribute to strengthening of health systems and capacity building by cooperation with national medicines regulatory authorities (NMRAs).

Projects are managed according to a pre-established protocol with defined study objectives.  Samples are collected by NMRA staff and tested by WHO-prequalified laboratories, if available, or by laboratories whose test results have been proven to be reliable.  Results obtained are discussed with NMRAs of the participating countries before publication.

Reports

Survey of the quality of anti-tuberculosis medicines circulating in selected newly independent states of the
      former Soviet Union

  Publication details

  Number of pages:            108

  Publication date:              2011

  Languages:                     English

  WHO reference number:  WHO/EMP/QSM/2011.2

  PDF document size:         2.47 MB

Survey of the quality of selected antimalarial medicines circulating in six countries of sub-Saharan Africa -
      QAMSA (2011)

 Publication details

  Number of pages:            116

  Publication date:              2011

  Languages:                     English

  WHO reference number:  WHO/EMP/QSM/2011.1

  PDF document size:         2.27 MB

• One-third of antimalarial medicines tested in six African countries fail to meet international quality standards - Information Note

• Report on the wrap up meeting of participating countries

Survey of the quality of antiretroviral medicines circulating in selected African countries (2007)

  Publication details

  Number of pages:            58

  Publication date:              2007

  Languages:                     English

  WHO reference number:  WHO/PSM/QSM/2007.9

  PDF document size:         2.29 MB

Other documents

• Recommendation on the content of a quality survey protocol for antimalarial medicines  [pdf]