Regulatory Harmonization Makes Big Strides In Africa
Executive Summary
Last month a drug for the prevention of uterine haemorrhage became the first product to be approved under a novel scheme designed to speed up access to medicines in low and middle-income countries, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa.
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