Special Page Front Page

DRAFT TREATY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AFRICAN MEDICINES AGENCY

Revision 14 July 2017

DRAFT TREATY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AFRICAN MEDICINES AGENCY
(AMA)

PREAMBLE

THE PARTIES,

AWARE THAT, weak regulatory systems have resulted in the circulation of substandard and falsified (SF) medical products in many of the African Union Member States;

COGNIZANT THAT the existence of SF products poses a risk to public health, harms patients and undermines confidence in healthcare delivery systems;