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The Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris), the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (Sectei) of Mexico City and the University of Health (Unisa) of Mexico City signed an agreement to formalize the start of the Specialty in Health Regulation of Medicines and Vaccines.
This collaboration agreement also aims to underpin the development of the Regional School of Health Regulation (ERRS), which is part of the integration efforts that Mexico has undertaken to contribute to the strengthening of regulatory capacities in the region of the Americas.
From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), where the agreement was signed, the head of this regulatory agency, Alejandro Svarch Pérez, said that the lack of continuous training in regulatory sciences and its absence in the university curriculum dragged a deficient praxis in the functions of regulating and providing quality, effective and accessible medicines for all. so Cofepris took on the challenge of going one step further and building this school, together with other regulatory agencies in Latin America, a pioneering project in the region.
"Thanks to the cooperation project for the strengthening of the medicines and vaccines system with the European Union and the Pan American Health Organization, both present here, the Regional School of Health Regulation will soon cease to be a project and become a consolidated reality."
He stressed that "a great project like the present one requires firm steps, and that is why today we are in this great institution to lay the first stones: on the one hand, the signing of a collaboration agreement with Sectei and the University of Health and, on the other, the presentation of the Academic Program of the Specialty in Health Regulation of Medicines and Vaccines".
The head of the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Jennifer Feller Enríquez, recalled that this school is an example of successful cooperation between Mexico, the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean, which will contribute to closing the inequality gaps in our region. He recalled that access to health is a right for everyone and that this initiative will contribute to ensuring a better response to the health emergencies dictated by ordinary and extraordinary times.
The general director of Unisa, Lilia Elena Monroy Ramírez de Arellano, recognized the efforts of Cofepris to ensure that the Specialty in Health Regulation of Medicines and Vaccines has all the formalities that support its implementation, as well as to articulate the participation of federal and local authorities and international organizations.
He also highlighted that Unisa, where this specialty will be taught, has received more than 508 applications, of which 121 have been approved so far.
The representative of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Mexico, José Moya Medina, said that this effort by Cofepris to strengthen regulatory actions from the training of professional cadres is an action that meets the recommendations of this international organization to strengthen the regulatory authorities of the countries that make up the region.
The deputy head of the European Union delegation in Mexico, Suvi Roponen, stressed that the European Union is honored to support Cofepris in this project and is committed to supporting actions in favor of regulatory self-sufficiency, as well as mechanisms that favor the monitoring of vaccines, medicines and medical supplies.
Also present at the event were the Commissioner of Health Development of Cofepris, Pablo Alberto Quiroga Adame, and the head of Sectei, Jesús Ofelia Angulo Guerrero.
