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1 | (2) |
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3 | (24) |
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3 | (4) |
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2.1.1 Strategic directions in the regulation of medicines and other health technologies: WHO priorities |
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3 | (1) |
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2.1.2 Vaccines and biotherapeutics: recent and planned activities in biological standardization |
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4 | (2) |
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2.1.3 Blood products and in vitro diagnostics: recent and planned activities in biological standardization |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (2) |
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2.2.1 Report from the WHO Blood Regulators Network |
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7 | (2) |
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2.3 Feedback from custodian laboratories |
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9 | (4) |
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2.3.1 Developments and scientific issues identified by custodians of WHO biological reference preparations |
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9 | (4) |
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2.4 Cross-cutting activities of other WHO committees and groups |
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13 | (14) |
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2.4.1 Update from the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations |
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13 | (2) |
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2.4.3 Update on the WHO R&D Blueprint for action to prevent epidemics |
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15 | (1) |
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2.4.4 Update on the activities of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations |
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15 | (1) |
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2.4.5 Update on the WHO pilot procedure for the prequalification of biotherapeutic products and SBPs |
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16 | (2) |
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2.4.6 Update on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines |
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18 | (1) |
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2.4.7 Update on WHO regulatory systems strengthening activities |
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19 | (1) |
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2.4.8 Update from the WHO Product Development for Vaccines Advisory Committee |
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20 | (2) |
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2.4.9 Report of the October meeting of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization |
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22 | (1) |
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2.4.10 Report of progress made in integrating blood products into the WHO Global Benchmarking Tool |
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23 | (1) |
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2.4.11 Update on the WHO snakebite envenoming strategy |
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24 | (1) |
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2.4.12 Development of reference materials for Plasmodium vivax antigen |
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25 | (2) |
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3 International Recommendations, Guidelines and other matters related to the manufacture, quality control and evaluation of biological substances |
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27 | (50) |
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27 | (1) |
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3.1.1 Assessment of commutability in international collaborative studies |
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27 | (1) |
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3.2 Biotherapeutics other than blood products |
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28 | (49) |
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3.2.1 Revision of the WHO Guidelines on evaluation of similar biotherapeutic products (SBPs) |
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28 | (1) |
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3.2.2 Update on the standardization of similar biotherapeutic products |
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29 | (45) |
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8.2.7 Proposed First WHO International Standard for Aspergillus fumigatus DNA for NAT-based assays |
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74 | (1) |
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8.2.8 Proposed First WHO International Standard for cell-associated HIV nucleic acid and First WHO International Reference Panel for cell-associated HIV nucleic acid |
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74 | (1) |
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8.2.9 Update on the stability of the First WHO International Reference Panel for Ebola virus VP40 antigen |
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75 | (2) |
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9 International reference materials - vaccines and related substances |
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77 | (10) |
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9.1 WHO International Standards and Reference Reagents - vaccines and related substances |
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77 | (4) |
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9.1.1 First WHO International Standard for EV71 inactivated vaccine, First WHO International Reference Reagent for EV71 genotype C4 inactivated vaccine and First WHO International Reference Reagent for EV71 genotype B4 inactivated vaccine |
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77 | (1) |
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9.1.2 Third WHO International Standard for tetanus toxoid for use in flocculation test |
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78 | (1) |
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9.1.3 Extension of use of the First WHO International Standard for antiserum to respiratory syncytial virus |
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79 | (1) |
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9.1.4 First WHO international standards for meningococcal serogroups Wand Y polysaccharide |
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80 | (1) |
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9.2 Proposed new projects and updates - vaccines and related substances |
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81 | (6) |
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9.2.1 Proposed First WHO International Reference Reagent for tetanus antitoxin for the flocculation test |
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81 | (1) |
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9.2.2 Proposed First WHO International Standard for anti-Rift Valley fever virus immunoglobulin |
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82 | (1) |
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9.2.3 Proposed First WHO International Reference Reagent for recombinant pertussis toxoid |
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83 | (1) |
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9.2.4 Proposed Second WHO international reference reagents for MAPREC analysis and NGS of poliovirus types 1, 2 and 3 (Sabin) |
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84 | (1) |
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9.2.5 Update on work towards the First WHO International Standard for antibody to the influenza virus haemagglutinin stem domain |
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85 | (2) |
Annex 1 WHO Recommendations, Guidelines and other documents related to the manufacture, quality control and evaluation of biological substances used in medicine |
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87 | (6) |
Annex 2 Guidelines on the quality, safety and efficacy of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines |
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93 | (108) |
Annex 3 Recommendations to assure the quality, safety and efficacy of poliomyelitis vaccines (inactivated) |
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201 | (22) |
Annex 4 Biological substances: WHO International Standards, Reference Reagents and Reference Panels |
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