Uganda, April 13 -- The European Commission (EC) has announced a contribution of €10 million and Belgium a contribution of €4 million (about Shs57b) to the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD).

Monitor understands that the contribution has duly been channeled to the African Medicines Regulatory Harmonisation (AMRH) initiative to continue advancing the establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA).

This support to regulatory strengthening in Africa is part of the Team Europe Initiative on manufacturing and access to vaccines, medicines and health technologies in Africa (MAV+).

AMRH aids the African Union Commission in establishing AMA governance, while also reinforcing national and regional policy and le...