“Greater speed”: ARP launches digital platform for medicine approval

Senegal’s Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (ARP) has launched a digital platform in Dakar for approving medicines and other health products. Applicants can now submit their files remotely, a change intended to reduce travel, paperwork, costs and processing times. Dr Ndèye Maguette Ndiaye, representing the Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, praised the initiative for potentially speeding the availability of safe, quality health products. The platform was piloted with several laboratories, with results described as promising ahead of its rollout.