The leaders stressed the importance of harmonization and convergence in the regulations and legislation of medical devices and supplies among the countries in the world.
The meeting aims to discuss regulatory developments in medical devices and technological developments, including artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, medical software, and medical biotechnology.
JEDDAH: The Kingdom is calling on experts from the medical sector to take part in the 26th meeting of the Global Harmonization Working Party, which studies and recommends ways to harmonize global medical device regulations and will be represented by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority. The meeting will be held from Feb. 13-16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Digital City, in Riyadh.
RIYADH: The World Health Organization has renewed the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as a center for international cooperation in medical devices and supplies for four years. The decision aims to support the authority’s role in building a center covering the eastern Mediterranean and Africa, and promoting the scientific and technical work of the WHO internationally. The center
The selection is with the approval of transforming the regional center into a global center covering the eastern Mediterranean and Africa, and the scientific and technical work of the WHO internationally.