Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Apr 2020
International regulators pledge collective support to combat COVID-19 pandemic
28 April 2020 - EMA has endorsed a joint COVID-19 statement published today by the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA) committing to a strengthening of global collaboration in the fight against coronavirus disease.
'The COVID-19 pandemic affects the whole world and the best way to fight it is through globally concerted actions,' said Guido Rasi, Chair of ICMRA and EMA’s Executive Director. 'Our collaboration as regulators is crucial to increase the efficiency of regulatory processes and decision-making that will facilitate rapid development, approval and global roll-out of safe and efficacious medicines against COVID-19.'
In their joint statement regulatory authorities from around the world reiterate their call to action for governments and the international research community to prioritise large, well-designed, controlled clinical trials because they are most likely to generate the robust evidence for the safety and efficacy of proposed therapies for COVID-19 needed for decision-making by regulators.
