Articles tagged as 'Africa'

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Africa integral to evolution of pharmacogenomics research
As the cradle of modern humanity, Africa is home to high levels of genetic diversity among its people, with significant implications for the safety and efficacy of many drugs.

Academic honour reflects decades-long commitment to patient safety
For former UMC director, Prof. Ivor Ralph Edwards, the road to pharmacovigilance started in Africa. Now, an African university has now paid tribute to his work.

Positive reaction to Sudanese reporting campaign
Up until a year ago Sudan had sent in only a handful of reports to VigiBase. Now it is working to clear a backlog of reports after a pharmacovigilance campaign went viral.

Evolution of pharmacovigilance in the Kingdom of Eswatini
Eswatini may be a small country, but its National Pharmacovigilance Centre has big ambitions that, with support from the PAVIA project, are quickly translating into achievements.

Getting African-led PV on the map
The CARTA Early Career Pharmacovigilance Research Grant is putting African-led patient-centred pharmacovigilance on the map.

Medication error reporting for patients in Africa – the time to act is now
With low reporting of medication errors in Africa, understanding the scale of the problem and the reasons behind it should help in efforts to improve the situation.

Safety of HIV medications
Henry Zakumumpa from Makerere University School of Public Health airs his research on HIV care and treatment strategies in Uganda and the need for more robust pharmacovigilance.

Advancing pharmacovigilance in Africa
Eleni Aklillu and Abbie Barry of the PROFORMA project join the Drug Safety Matters podcast to discuss the strides made by PROFORMA in boosting safety surveillance in Africa.

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

ISoP Africa gets a fresh start with its first chapter meeting in Uganda
The meeting brought together nearly 300 experts to discuss advancing pharmacovigilance practice and local data-driven decision-making on the continent.