Streamlining Technical Measured on Medical Products to Combat COVID-19

doi:10.1596/33825

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Streamlining Technical Measured on Medical Products to Combat COVID-19

dc.contributor.author	Jensen, Michael Friis
dc.contributor.author	Sela, Shane
dc.contributor.author	Brenton, Paul
dc.contributor.author	Keyser, John
dc.date.accessioned	2020-05-29T15:35:21Z
dc.date.available	2020-05-29T15:35:21Z
dc.date.issued	2020-05-21
dc.description.abstract	The urgency of effective responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and the reliance of many low-income countries on imports of medical products, requires new approaches to regulation of these products. The challenge will be particularly acute for the new tests to identify infection, drugs to alleviate symptoms and machines to aid recovery as well as vaccines that are all expected to be developed in the coming months. Increased transparency, information sharing and greater cooperation among agencies responsible for the approval and inspection of medical goods around the world can help officials in low-income countries implement their mandate more effectively while maximizing efficient access to these commodities. Responsible agencies should focus on implementing technical regulations to protect health and safety, including interception of counterfeit and substandard products, and avoid wasting resources and creating delays by maintaining procedural practices that may be better addressed through alternative risk management strategies or seeking to regulate quality issues, which are best left to the market. Where there is a need to rapidly approve, test and inspect new goods or varieties that have not previously been imported, such as new equipment and medicines, the adoption of mutual recognition and/or equivalence can provide effective mechanisms to avoid regulatory delays while maintaining high levels of safety.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/304931590509092851/Streamlining-Technical-Measured-on-Medical-Products-to-Combat-COVID-19
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/33825
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/33825
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Trade and COVID-19 Guidance Note;
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	CORONAVIRUS
dc.subject	COVID-19
dc.subject	MEDICAL GOODS TRADE
dc.subject	NON-TARIFF MEASURES
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
dc.subject	TECHNICAL TRADE BARRIER
dc.subject	TRADE REGULATION
dc.subject	CUSTOMS INSPECTION
dc.subject	PRODUCT REGULATION
dc.subject	MEDICAL PRODUCT
dc.subject	PANDEMIC RESPONSE
dc.title	Streamlining Technical Measured on Medical Products to Combat COVID-19	en
dc.type	Policy Note	en
dc.type	Document de politique générale	fr
dc.type	Documento de políticas	es
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okr.crossref.title	Streamlining Technical Measured on Medical Products to Combat COVID-19
okr.date.disclosure	2020-05-26
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work::Policy Note
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okr.topic	Public Sector Development::Regulatory Regimes
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Disease Control & Prevention
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.topic	International Economics and Trade::Customs and Trade
okr.topic	International Economics and Trade::Foreign Trade Promotion and Regulation
okr.topic	International Economics and Trade::International Trade and Trade Rules
okr.topic	International Economics and Trade::Trade and Standards
okr.topic	Law and Development::Trade Law
okr.topic	Science and Technology Development::Standards and Technical Regulations
okr.unit	EFI-MTI-TIC-Trade and RI (ETIRI)
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