Director of Medical Services, Dr Jackson Kioko, officially opens the inaugural Pharmaceutical Regulatory Compliance Conference, July 25, 2017. [Photo: MoH]
The Director of Medical Services, Dr Jackson Kioko officially opened the inaugural Pharmaceutical Regulatory Compliance Conference.
The two-day pharmaceutical stakeholders, which kicked off July 25, seeks to build collaboration with key stakeholders, with aims to advance the practice of pharmacy in Kenya.
Kioko hailed the conference, saying it comes at a time when falsified and substandard medicines are a global health crisis, spread across an international marketplace for pharmaceuticals and their ingredients, which demands a cooperative solution.
He advised the stakeholders to share experiences on the best practices and quality improvement.
"Your contributions will be most appreciated as the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) engages citizens in there commitment to provision of highest attainable standards of medical healthcare," he said, Tuesday.
The conference which is organized by PPB in partnership with Standout Ventures, brings together policy makers, retailers, manufacturers and donors among others, to network and discuss issues related to pharmaceutical regulatory compliance, best practices in regulation of professional practice, health products and technologies.