FDA grant to WHO addresses counterfeiting
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA plans to award the World Health Organization $960,500 to build a global surveillance and monitoring system to root out counterfeit medicines, according to an Oct. 13 Federal Register notice. WHO would use the grant, requested in a single-source 1application, to identify risks in supply chains, standardize data collection among member states and harmonize analyses to identify counterfeit medicines. FDA may extend the grant, which will be from the agency's fiscal 2010 appropriation, for three more years for up to $847,500 annually
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FDA plans to award the World Health Organization $960,500 to build a global surveillance and monitoring system to root out counterfeit medicines, according to an Oct. 13 Federal Register notice. WHO would use the grant, requested in a single-source 1 application, to identify risks in supply chains, standardize data collection among member states and harmonize analyses to identify counterfeit medicines. FDA may extend the grant, which will be from the agency's fiscal 2010 appropriation, for three more years for up to $847,500 annually. |