CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – The World Health Organization’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday urged African countries to back efforts to set up an African medicines regulator.
Speaking at a news conference in South Africa, Tedros added that continental institutions like the planned African Medicines Agency were important because they could cut costs and help fight counterfeit or poor-quality drugs.
(Reporting by Wendell Roelf; Writing by Alexander Winning; Editing by Jon Boyle)