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Virtuality training of trainers to pilot virtual hands-on laboratory training

Accreditation, Covid-19, Latin America and the CaribbeanSuzana Lange, Sophie Salimkhani, Sonja Brandes

Through what virtual formats can hands-on laboratory training be conducted when the on-site presence of all participants and the trainer is not possible? This question was already addressed by the PTB Capacity Development working group at an exchange of experience in February 2021. As a fruitful outcome of this event, the Virtual Hands-on Laboratory Training…

A woman in a white lab coat looks at the tablet in her hand. She is standing in front of a shelf with numerous medications.

Ghanaian delegation visits PTB virtually to discuss local vaccine production in Ghana

Covid-19, Events, Sub-Saharan AfricaSaida Bunk, Jana Schöppler

The promotion of drug and vaccine manufacturing, strengthening the regulatory framework or the harmonization of standards and their implementation — the intervention areas of quality infrastructure in the pharmaceutical sector in Africa are manifold. The need for efforts in these areas is greater than ever, especially in the current situation: The COVID-19 pandemic has shown…