RIYADH: The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), in cooperation with the International Council for Harmonization of Technical Requirements of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH), organized regulatory training on quality guidelines, providing assessors with in-depth knowledge and experience in the fields of chemistry, manufacturing and control.
The four-week training program, which began May 1, consists of five modules covering various disciplines, such as drug manufacturing and analyzing processes, and reviewing production stages using scientific studies.
The training is being offered by prominent international experts, including Dr. Nadine Ritter, a specialist in the field of biopharmaceuticals from the US; Dr. Mark Powell, a specialist in the field of biochemistry from the UK; and Dr. Margit Holzer, a specialist from Austria.
A group of experts from the SFDA joined them.
About 90 residents and experts from the authority, along with more than 30 residents representing a number of Arab and international regulatory authorities, also joined the program.
By organizing programs, the SFDA aims to build bridges of communication and benefit from international experts, transferring expertise internationally to improve regulatory decisions and help raise the efficiency, quality and safety of medicine worldwide.
SFDA trains quality assessors on ICH quality guidelines
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SFDA trains quality assessors on ICH quality guidelines
- Saudi drug experts join global training program
- The four-week training program, which began May 1, consists of five modules
Jordanian king receives credentials of Saudi ambassador in Amman
- King Abdullah recognizes strong ties between two nations
LONDON: King Abdullah II of Jordan received the credentials of the Saudi ambassador, Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Farhan, during a ceremony at Basman Palace in Amman on Sunday.
The prince’s official title will be “ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” to Jordan, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
King Abdullah recognized the strong ties between the two nations and wished the ambassador success in enhancing them.
The monarch also accepted the credentials of several other ambassadors, namely, Khaled El Abyad from Egypt, Brigitte Tawk from Lebanon, Louis-Martin Aumais from Canada, Paula Ganly from Australia, James Holtsnider from the US, Guo Wei from China and Shahin Shakir Abdullayev from Azerbaijan.
Yousef Issawi, chief of Jordan’s Royal Hashemite Court, and Ayman Safadi, the nation’s foreign minister, also attended the ceremony, the Petra news agency reported.
