Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for the Quality Assurance of Medicines
Director / Head:
Dr Marius Brits
Institution:
Centre for Quality Assurance of Medicines (CENQAM), School of Pharmacy
North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus)
Address:
Private Bag X6001
2520
North-West
Town:
Potchefstroom
Country:
SOUTH AFRICA
Region:
AFRO
Phone:
(+27-18) 299 2323 / +27 82 5579599
Fax:
(+27-18) 299 2291
Date of Designation:
21/Nov/1995
Last Redesignation:
15/Dec/2012
Expiry:
15/Dec/2016
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- Develop and validate analytical test methods for the quality screening of medicines.
- Quality control & assurance of medicines.
- Training of regulatory officials & quality control laboratory personnel.
- Support member states in the establishment & management of quality control laboratories.
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Subjects:
- Pharmaceuticals (including essential drugs and medicines)
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Types of activity:
- Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.)
- Research
- Standardization of terminology and nomenclature
WHO organization wide expected result:
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11.2 - International norms, standards and guidelines for the quality, safety, efficacy and cost effective use of medical products and technologies developed and their national and/or regional implementation advocated and supported. |
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Responsible Officer:
DESTA Abayneh Tamir
Phone:
4 724 139 262
Technical Counterpart:
KOPP Sabine
Phone:
13636/13642
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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