Drug quality control labs in Bolivia, Peru and Uruguay prequalified by PAHO/WHO

The national Laboratories for the Quality Control of Medicines in Bolivia, Peru and Uruguay have been prequalified by the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization to serve as "International Reference Laboratories for the Agencies of the United Nations."

CONCAMYT, the National Laboratory for Quality Control of Medicines in Bolivia, the National Center for Quality Control-CNCC in Peru and the Commission for Quality Control of Medicines-CCCM in Uruguay have completed all stages of the prequalification process established by PAHO/WHO and have been incorporated in the reference list of quality control laboratories for medicines that PAHO/WHO provides for UN agencies.

The three prequalified laboratories participate actively in the Regional Network of Quality Control Laboratories in the Americas, an initiative coordinated by the Medicines and Health Technologies project at PAHO in order to strengthen the capacity of quality control laboratories within national health systems. The international reference laboratories also perform an important role in the quality monitoring of the medicines purchased through international organizations such as PAHO/WHO, the Global Fund, UNAIDS, UNICEF, the Red Cross, Clinton Foundation, among others.