South Asia
The South Asia Chapter of ISoP was officially launched at the ISoP General Assembly on 9th November 2021 (virtual) during the 20th ISoP Annual Meeting in Oman.
Committee
ISoP Chapters
ISoP South Asia Chapter
Chapter Webinar
The Importance of Pharmacovigilance in South Asian Countries
8 October 2022 | 16:00-18:00 IST
NIPER Guwahati in Association with PVCON Consulting Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai conducted an Inaugural Webinar of the ISoP South Asian Chapter on “The Importance of Pharmacovigilance in South Asian Countries”.
Press release about the ISoP South Asia Chapter PV Webinar in ‘Express Pharma’: click HERE.
India and other South Asian countries populations were hit hard by the COVID pandemic, and the initiative of the South Asia Chapter to safeguard public lives and health and safety will provide a boost to Pharmacovigilance & Drug Safety, not only in India but the four other South Asian countries namely Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bhutan, which are part of this Chapter.
The Chapter leaders have a great vision and a charted out road map to have governance structure, a team of executives, and working policies, which will ensure the organization of PV awareness with education programs, in collaboration with Academia, Industry, Regulatory Authorities, and other important international stakeholders such as WHO, DIA, UMC, PVPI, etc.
Chapter Objectives
To understand the roadmap, here are some indicators:
- Initiate, encourage, and support the Pharmacovigilance education and research in all health profession courses
- Support the existing Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PPI)
- Establish or Strengthen the Pharmacovigilance systems in South Asian Countries
- Bring together the Pharmacovigilance systems in South Asia Countries to cooperate and collaborate in identifying the safety signals of medication
- Improve the industry, academia, and regulatory collaboration for monitoring the safety of medications and vaccines in particular
- Percolate the activities of ISoP in South Asian Countries through meetings, symposia, workshops, conferences, and training programmes
- Publish the scientific papers and periodicals on important aspects of Pharmacovigilance activities in South Asian Countries
Would you like to join or learn more about this chapter? Contact us at administration@isoponline.org
