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

• Korea contributes CHF 290,000 to help developing countries participate in global trade, Press Release, World Trade Organization, September 2021
• Increase in manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 vaccine from BioNTech/Pfizer, Press Release, European Medicines Agency, September 2021
• PAHO calls for strengthened government action to protect populations from the COVID-19 pandemic's health and social impacts  Press Release, Pan-American Health Organization, September 2021 
• Women’s Economic Opportunities in APEC Improve, but Persistent Gender Biases Stifle Progress, Press Release, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, September 2021
• WHO, Facebook and Praekelt.Org provide critical mobile access to COVID-19 information for vulnerable communities, Press Release, World Health Organization, August 2021
• Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu gives CHF 144,000 to help LDCs engage in Ministerial Conference, Press Release, World Trade Organization, August 2021
• Meeting highlights from the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) 5 August 2021, Press Release, European Medicines Agency, August 2021
• Officials Begin Technical Meeting Cluster, Propel APEC’s Recovery Progress, Press Release, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, August 2021

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)