International Programs News, Speeches, and Publications
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The News, Speeches, and Publications page contains current information about international program activities at home and abroad.
News
- ICMRA COVID-19 Virus Variants Workshop (Press Release, International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities, February 2021)
- International technology and agricultural leaders will analyze strategies to bridge the rural digital divide in the Americas (Press Release, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture, February 2021)
- International regulators working together to enhance collaboration on COVID-19 observational research (Press Release, European Medicines Agency, February 2021)
- Risk Management Key to Strengthening Global Value Chains Resiliency: Study (Press Release, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, January 2021)
- African Development Bank, FAO and South Sudan’s government ink protocols for $14 million grant to boost agricultural markets (Press Release, African Development Bank, February 2021)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Takes Action to Place All Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers from Mexico on Import Alert to Help Prevent Entry of Violative and Potentially Dangerous Products into U.S., Protect U.S. Consumers (FDA Press Release, January 2021)
- Global regulators highlight key role of healthcare professionals in fostering confidence in COVID-19 vaccines (European Medicines Agency Press Release, January 2021)
- ICMRA statement for healthcare professionals: How COVID-19 vaccines will be regulated for safety and effectiveness (International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities Press Release, January 2021
- FAO Director-General calls for urgent scale-up of Africa’s Great Green Wall (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Press Release, January 2021)
- Trade Policy Review: India / The seventh review of the trade policies and practices of India takes place on 6 and 8 January 2021. (World Trade Organization Press Release, January 2021)
- Asia-Pacific countries have managed COVID-19 crisis relatively well but major challenges remain in low-middle-income countries (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Press Release, November 2020)
Speeches
- Presentation by Bruce Ross for the APHA's 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting, HHS's Global Health Workforce – On the Front Lines of Health Diplomacy During the Time of COVID-19 (October 2020)
- Testimony by Mark Abdoo, Associate Commissioner for Global Policy and Strategy before the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission (July 2019)
- Remarks by Mary Lou Valdez to the North American Food Safety and Quality 2019 Conference (June 2019)
- Remarks by Mark Abdoo at the Opening Plenary Session, Drug Information Association (DIA) China Annual Meeting (May 2019)
- Remarks by Mark Abdoo at the AFDO 2018 Conference, International and Government Relations Committee Meeting (June 2018)
Publications
- From a Global Perspective - Occasional thought pieces on international topics from FDA experts across the agency
- Global Updates – global news, information, events, and resources from the FDA Office of Global Policy and Strategy
- Equivalence: Using a Trade Mechanism to Ensure Broader Consumer Choice and Open New Markets for Molluscan Shellfish (FDA Voices, September 23, 2020)
- Ensuring Patient Safety and Drug Manufacturing Quality Through Partnership with European Union Regulators, by Anna Abram, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, Legislation and Analysis and Mark Abdoo, FDA’s Associate Commissioner for the Office of Global Policy and Strategy (FDA Voices, July 2019)
- FDA’s Global Efforts to Protect Patients and Consumers from Unsafe Products, by Anna Abram, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, Legislation and Analysis and Mark Abdoo, FDA’s Associate Commissioner for the Office of Global Policy and Strategy (FDA Voices, November 2018)
- The Safe Food Imperative: Accelerating Progress in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, The World Bank (October 2018)
- FDA Collaborates to Promote Safety, Quality in Clinical Trials Done in India (FDA Voices, July 2017)
- FDA in India: Championing a Culture of Quality (FDA Voices, March 2017)