Articles tagged as 'NationalCentres'

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The master key to Eritrea’s signal detection success
Despite limited resources and small database, Eritrea’s national centre – with some expert encouragement – built up the courage and skills to do signal detection. And succeeded.


Bosnia and Herzegovina takes brave steps in pharmacovigilance
After the break-up of Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina fell behind in medicines safety – but new staff and initiatives are re-establishing their pharmacovigilance system.


Saudi Arabia’s proactive approach to safety signals
An initiative from the National Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety Center (NPC) in Saudi Arabia is taking a proactive approach to improve signal detection for new medicines.


From tragedy Pakistan builds vibrant safety system
In response to a tragic medication error, Pakistan continues to inject energy and momentum into its federal pharmacovigilance network.


Pharmacovigilance in Brazil
Despite the difficulties in monitoring drug safety in a country with more than 200 million inhabitants, Brazil's pharmacovigilance system is undergoing profound change.


Developing Saudi Arabia’s regional pharmacovigilance centres – initiatives and challenges
In 2018, the SFDA launched a strategic project for regional pharmacovigilance centres, to enhance activities among health institutions across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


EsSalud, Peru – Collaboration, quality, and clinical perspectives
A clinical perspective from a multidisciplinary team is the first step for better individual case-level causality assessments and clinical decisions.


Pharmacovigilance re-established in Syria
Despite seven years of crisis, a dedicated team of health professionals have put Syria on the world pharmacovigilance map.


Detecting signals in small data sets – New guidebook shows how
Data is the currency of science, and researchers always want more. But even national PV centres with small data sets can do great signal detection work. A new handbook shows how.


Pharmacovigilance in Nepal: Short Documentary
This short film is a window into the development of medicine safety in Nepal.