Major Boost For WHO-Listed Authority Scheme As US & EU Regulators Designated

The US Food and Drug Administration and the European medicines regulatory network, which includes the European Commission, the European Medicines Agency and 30 national agencies, are now WHO-Listed Authorities under a framework launched in 2022.

The World Health Organization has approved the designation of 33 new national and regional regulatory bodies as WHO-Listed Authorities (WLAs), bringing the total to 36 as of 13 May.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European medicines regulatory network (EMRN), which includes the European Commission, European...