Capacity Building

FDA’s Capacity Building Program includes its technical cooperation and assistance efforts. This includes a range of education, outreach, and other activities where FDA collaborates with our regulatory counterparts of other countries to improve regulatory infrastructures, preventive controls, and production practices to help ensure the safety and quality of imported products into the U.S. These initiatives include in-classroom training, web-based programs, publications, DVDs, and videos and development of other educational training materials that address specific issues and needs as they arise.

FDA’s technical assistance includes collaboration with individual countries, as well as investments in broader U.S. or global initiatives, such as:

• Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) – Life Sciences Innovation Forum 
• Avian Influenza/Pandemic Preparedness – Workshops conducted on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Good Clinical Practices (GCPs) 
• Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) 
• President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR)

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