A five-day training programme for the regulators of the Libyan national medicine regulatory authority on Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) compliance inspections was organized from 25 to 29 November 2012 in Tripoli, Libya.
The training programme was delivered by a group of WHO consultants. A total of 23 regulators from the inspectorate and compliance division and dossier review division participated throughout the training. The objectives of the programme were to:
build the capacity of GMP inspectors in facility design, validation, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and water systems;
introduce the WHO prequalification programme of medicines and opportunities it renders for the national medicines regulatory authorities in the Region as well as its new fast track registration scheme for prequalified products;
rapidly assess the training needs for GMP and inspection functions in the pharmacy department at the Ministry of Health in Libya.
The training topics included: GMP inspections, WHO prequalification programme, design and layout of the facility, validation, water system, active pharmaceutical ingredient quality and good transportation practices.
Related programme area
Essential medicines and pharmaceuticals
Libya country office annual report, 2022
