Member economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and non-APEC economies alike are adversely impacted by the international movement of substandard and falsified (S & F) medical products. As the medical products industry has become more globalized and specialized, APEC economies must increasingly rely on the global marketplace to provide the medical products needed to keep citizens healthy while ensuring that access to legitimate products is not disrupted. In an effort to address this modern issue, regulators, industry stakeholders, representatives from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international organizations, and academics from across the globe have come together to develop the “Roadmap to Promote Global Medical Product Quality and Supply Chain Security” project which is a collaborative multi-year project commissioned by APEC.

The Roadmap covers the entire supply chain and life cycle of medical products (i.e. raw materials to use by patients) and focuses on developing and implementing through training programs processes, procedures, and tools directed at enhancing global medical product quality and supply chain security. Hence, the final report on the Roadmap may continue to be updated as appropriate and as resources are available.

CHAMPION

• US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA), United States

The PWA Champion’s contacts can be found here.

CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE

• Taylor's University, Malaysia
• The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), United States
• United States Pharmacopeia (USP), United States

The respective Centers of Excellence’s contacts and website links can be found here.

ACTIVITIES