🎄 Merry Christmas from Quamed 🎄 As we celebrate this festive season, we extend our heartfelt thanks to our partners, clients, and colleagues around the world. Your trust, collaboration, and shared commitment to quality healthcare make our work meaningful every day. quamed.org/%f0%9f%8e%84...

We’re delighted to share some great news 🎉 QUAMED has officially issued a QCP GSDP certificate to Phillips Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Read more: quamed.org/were-delight...

We had the pleasure of delivering, for the 3rd consecutive year, the module on the fundamentals of quality assurance applied to medical products within the University Diploma “Humanitarian Pharmacy and International Solidarity,” Read more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Exciting News! We’re thrilled to share that Washington DENGU will be joining QUAMED as Technical Deputy Director on a 0.5FTE basis starting November 1st! Read more: quamed.org/thrilled-to-... #PharmaceuticalQuality#RegulatoryAffairs#AccessToMedicines #GlobalHealth#QUAMED

Access to essential medicines remains uneven worldwide. A study in India’s aspirational districts showed encouraging progress, with most treatments affordable and... Read these for more insights: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41089951 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41094447 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41088287

Recrutement – Responsable Suivi, Évaluation, Redevabilité et Apprentissage (SERA) L’UGP/Pharma à Dakar recrute un(e) Responsable SERA pour piloter le suivi, l’évaluation et l’apprentissage du projet de développement de l’industrie pharmaceutique locale. Postulez ici: quamed.bamboohr.com/careers/30

The @WHO has issued a warning after detecting Diethylene Glycol (DEG) contamination in three oral liquid medicines, COLDRIF, Respifresh TR, and ReLife, linked to child fatalities in India. Read more: quamed.org/who-medical-...

A recent chapter titled “The Current Situation of Medicines Quality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: New Challenges to be Addressed” (IntechOpen, 2025) sheds light on a growing global health concern: 10.5% of medicines worldwide are of poor quality, Read more: quamed.org/the-global-c...

The Association des Pharmaciens de Madagascar is hosting the 31st Congress of the Indian Ocean Pharmaceutical Federation on November 20-21, 2025, in Antananarivo. Themed "Health and Nutrition Read more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Ethiopia has reached a major milestone in medicines regulation, achieving @who.int Maturity Level 3 (ML3)! Read more: www.who.int/news/item/30...

Having a GSDP, GMP, or MQAS assessment is not just a box-ticking exercise; it is essential to ensure that your pharmaceutical systems meet internationally recognized standards of quality and safety. Read more: quamed.org/why-qcp-matt...

Today in Kabul, the Quamed and Relief International team conducted our Barriers & Solutions Workshop, focused on how to best facilitate local procurement of quality medical products in Afghanistan. Internet was still offline, Read more: quamed.org/barriers-sol...

From September 9 to 11, 2025, we had the privilege of facilitating a @who.int workshop in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, focused on capacity building in quality assurance for the Procurement of Medical Products. Read more: quamed.org/working-toge...

The following message is courtesy of Dr. Raffaella Ravinetto, Public Health Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Belgium

On Thursday, I participated in the SIMBLE stakeholders meeting on "LOCAL MANUFACTURING OF BIOMEDICAL PRODUCTS FOR CLINICAL BACTERIOLOGY IN RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTINGS” in Benin. Read more: quamed.org/simble-stake...

To those who have not yet decided, be aware that there is only one more day to apply for the Technical Deputy Director position before we close the application period! quamed.bamboohr.com/careers

We are proud to share that Quamed has officially renewed its BSI Certification ISO9001 with an expanded scope. It is a true mark of trust and quality recognized worldwide. Read more: quamed.org/quamed-renew...

WHO Medical Product Alert Substandard (contaminated) FENTANILO HLB (fentanyl citrate) has been detected in Argentina, linked to fatal bacterial infections. Read more: quamed.org/who-medical-...

Dear Friends, With apologies for any double-posting, we would like to share the WHO invite for the launch of the WHO training toolkit on substandard and falsified (SF) medical products: When: Tuesday 02 September 2025 at 13:30h to 14:30h CET... Read more: quamed.org/who-toolkit-...

A recent multinational study published in eClinicalMedicine has raised serious concerns about the quality of antidiabetic medicines in sub-Saharan Africa. Conducted across 13 countries between 2020 and 2023, Read more: quamed.org/one-in-three...

JOB ALERT: QUAMED is looking for a Technical Deputy Director to lead and ensure technical excellence across our assessments, training, technical assistance, and quality assurance activities. Read more: quamed.org/job-alert-te...

On Thursday, I participated in a meeting organised by VillageReach and ACOREP. The meeting was opened by Dr. Christian Ntumba, DG of ACOREP, and attended by more than 30 ACOREP staff members who are based all over the DRC. Read more: quamed.org/acorep-staff...

QCP: Several of our colleagues are in Kenya conducting audits, including QCP certification audits. Read more: quamed.org/join-the-lis...

We’re proud to announce the successful conclusion of the “Comprehensive Training on Quality Control Systems and Good Laboratory Practices”, Read more:https://quamed.org/boosting-quality-glp-qc-training-in-nigeria/

Below is an overview of our pipeline. This month, we conducted three audits in Kenya: 1 QCP GMP, 1 QCP GSDP and 1 regular GSDP audit. Read more: quamed.org/what-makes-a...

The following message is courtesy of Dr Raffaella Ravinetto, Public Health Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Belgium. Read more: quamed.org/rafaellas-li...

QCP certificates for Phillips Pharma Group! Today is a good day for organisations who want to procure from GSDP compliant suppliers. Read more: quamed.org/qcp-certific...

GEOKIM Supplies (SEZ) Company Limited QCP Certified Congratulations are in order: GEOKIM Supplies (SEZ) Company Limited in Kenya is Quamed QCP certified! On the 1st of July 2025, Quamed has issued certificate QCP-GSDP-EN-012 to GEOKIM Supplies (SEZ) Read more: quamed.org/geokim-suppl...

Remote Training Phase Completed! Today marks the successful conclusion of the remote sessions of the “Comprehensive Training on Quality Control Systems and Good Laboratory Practices”, jointly organized by Quamed, Read more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

CALL FOR GSDP/MQAS EXPERTS: QUAMED is carrying out an exciting project with Relief International to develop the capacity of local importer/distributors to achieve @who.int GSDP or MQAS compliance in four countries: Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria and Myanmar. Apply here: quamed.bamboohr.com/careers/25

Quamed congratulates Dr. Delese Mimi Darko on her appointment as Director General of the African Medicines Agency (AMA). Her leadership at the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority has shown a deep commitment to regulatory excellence and public health. Read more: www.iapo.org.uk/node/15718

The following message is courtesy of Dr Raffaella Ravinetto, Public Health Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Belgium. quamed.org/raffaellas-l...

World Health Organisation (WHO) warns of falsified IMFINZI (durvalumab) 500mg/10ml found in Iran and Türkiye. These fake cancer treatment products pose serious health risks and may be ineffective. More info: quamed.org/who-alert-fa...

AMEX Healthcare is Quamed QCP certified! On the 28th of April, Quamed issued two QCP certificates to Amex Healthcare. The first one is a QCP MQAS certificate: QCP-MQAS-EN-003. It was issued to AMEX Healthcare GmbH in Austria. Read more: quamed.org/amex-healthc...

Raffaella's Literature Update The following message is courtesy of Dr Raffaella Ravinetto, Public Health Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Belgium. Read more: quamed.org/raffaellas-l...

Final stretch at the @who.int: a historic pandemic agreement is within reach! After more than 3 years of negotiations, member states are finalising today a crucial treaty to ensure a fairer and more equitable response to future pandemics. Read more: quamed.org/who-finalize...

Our auditor Jean Christophe Pelissier has worked with the team of Opham, a pharmaceutical wholesaler in Madagascar.