22nd conference of Asian Harmonisation Working Party
December 9 , 2017 2544 days 1015 0
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare inaugurated the 22nd conference of Asian Harmonisation Working Party (AHWP).
The conference aims to develop and recommend approaches for the convergence and harmonisation of medical devices regulation in Asia.
The five-day conference is being conducted by Central Drugs Standard Control Organization and National Drug Regulatory Authority of India in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
AHWP was established in 1999 as a voluntary non-profit organisation of the 30 national regulators of member countries and industry members
AHWP aims to promote regulatory harmonisation on medical device regulations in Asia and other regions.
It was set up in accordance with the guidance issued by International Medical Device Regulators Forums.