African Medicines Agency-Meeting Victoria Falls 29th August 2017-Documents
DRAFT TREATY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AFRICAN MEDICINES AGENCY
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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;