Explore the Vigiverse

Standardised, high-quality data is key to the safer use of medicines and vaccines. As a WHO Collaborating Centre, UMC makes available to members of the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring a free national toolkit for safety surveillance. The articles below take you inside the Vigiverse, where all elements work in harmony to build a comprehensive picture of medicines and vaccine safety.

VigiFlow eReporting for Industry increases the ‘flow’ of communication between industry and regulators

Salvador Alvarado López

Since implementing this module into its safety reporting process, INVIMA has seen marked improvements in the quality, quantity, and timeliness of reports sent to VigiBase.

How VigiFlow is helping to keep the wheel of pharmacovigilance turning in South Africa

Alexandra Coutinho

South Africa’s pharmacovigilance system has been evolving for over a decade with UMC’s data management system supporting them every step of the way.

Botswana’s pharmacovigilance system set to gain from integration of VigiMobile

Sara Oliveira

BoMRA have taken a significant step to better manage AEFI reporting with a training programme that aims to empower them to train their staff and HCPs.

Building a global network of credible vaccine safety information websites

Shanthi N Pal

A branded truck that is part of the vaccination mobilization caravan during a COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Yirimadio Market, a community in the southeast of the Bamako, on 6 December 2022.

With the misinformation pandemic still rife on the internet, finding websites with scientifically accurate vaccine information is quite the task. The VSN aims to change that.