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Colombia, Cuba and Mexico agree to begin talks to create the AMLAC, with the aim of achieving health self-sufficiency and access to medicines and medical devices in the region.

During the Second National Week Against Sanitary Risks, the “Declaration of Acapulco” was signed, which includes the first project of the Constitutive Agreement of the new international institution: Medicines Agency Latin America and the Caribbean (AMLAC). Below the links to the session recording and the press release issued by the three institutions: Recording (Available only in Spanish) Press…

Strong and Inclusive Democratic Governance

The ABD through its working groups has developed Policy Recommendations to the IX Summit of the Americas, among which the first one within the pillar on “Strong and Inclusive Democratic Governance”, is the most relevant to the Coalition’s Convergence journey. The document in full is available here.

Inter-American Coalition for Regulatory Convergence – Medical Technology Sector formally approved as Liaison Member of the Global Harmonization Working Party (GHWP)

On 27 October 2021, Mr. Ali M. AL-DALAAN, Chair of Asia/Global Harmonization Working Party (AHWP/GHWP) welcomed the Coalition as a Liaison Member as informed per the letter available here. At the 25th Annual Meeting of the AHWP/GHWP which took place virtually 30 November and 1 December, the AHWP/GHWP formally rebranded itself as the Global Harmonization…

MDRC Project – LoI Signature

Alejandro Svarch Pérez, Federal Commissioner – COFEPRIS; Bruce Adams, Mission Director – USAID; Joseph Tretler, Vice President International Policy – ANSI; and Sandra Ligia González, Executive Secretary – IACRC signed the Letter of Intent for MDRC, with Mileydi Guilarte, Deputy Assistant Administrator – USAID, participating as a witness of honor. This event represents a key…

Congratulations to ANMAT for becoming an Official Observer of the International medical Devices Regulators Forum (IMDRF)

It is the first health authority in the region to acquire this membership in the International Forum of Medical Device Regulators. On August 24, ANMAT became an Official Observer of the International Forum of Medical Device Regulators (IMDRF) after years of participation in its Working Groups. The IMDRF is one of the most relevant international…

Policy Recommendations on addressing the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and mitigating its impacts

On April 27, 2020, the American Business Dialogue after consultation with its members, issued a series of policy recommendations addressing the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which were also sent on behalf of President Moreno to all country representatives present in IDB non-borrowing member countries, requesting that they transmit it to the respective Governor. The document…