UNITAID Annual Report 2007

Twenty-one new quality drugs have been added to pre-existing WHO pre-qualified products, including three for malaria and five for tuberculosis, thanks to our funding to the WHO Prequalification program in
2007. Planning and implementation of a comprehensive sampling and testing programme in the field has been developed jointly with WHO, which, besides testing quality of products, also strengthens regulatory capacity in countries.

The way forward and defining future projects are surely the most challenging issues for UNITAID. A new process has been opened with the development of Pilot Guidelines for the Submission of Project Proposal and Pilot Guidelines for the Submission of Concept Notes.

These guidelines will make a difference in the sense of broadening potential partnerships. Systematic review and assessment of ongoing achievements related to our main objectives are challenging tasks; these will strengthen the amount and the range of tools necessary to enhance access to quality products globally.