Kenya secures key African medicines regulation roles as two PPB experts appointed
Originally published by News – Capital FM — Read the original article →
Election process
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 7-Kenya has secured two positions on the African Medicines Agency (AMA) technical committees, with one of its regulatory experts elected to chair a committee responsible for overseeing clinical trials and Good Clinical Practice.
The appointments of two officials from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) strengthen Kenya’s representation in continental efforts to harmonise medicines regulation and improve access to safe and quality-assured medical products.
Dr Ali Abdulahi Arale, Acting Director of Medical Products and Health Technologies at PPB, was appointed to the Technical Committee on Evaluation of Medicines, Vaccines and Biologicals.
