International visitors & training

Over the past few months, the TGA has hosted a number of short-term visits by delegations from government agencies in China, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore.

The TGA also provided training programs on a cost recovery basis or with financial sponsorship from the World Health Organization in the areas of the regulation of medicines, adverse drug reactions monitoring, medicinal product recalls and laboratory testing of medicinal products for government officials from China, Singapore and Ghana.

Signing of cooperation agreements with Indonesia and Thailand

In February 2006 the TGA signed an agreement regarding information exchange and future cooperation on therapeutic products regulation with the Indonesian National Agency for Food and Drug Control (NADFC).

In early March 2006 the TGA signed an agreement regarding information exchange and future cooperation on therapeutic products regulation with the Thai Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA).

The agreements with the Indonesian NADFC and Thai FDA provide a structured framework within which future cooperation between the TGA and the two agencies can occur. The signing of these agreements confirms the important role of the TGA as a leading regulator of therapeutic products in the Asia-Pacific region and demonstrates the TGA's continuing commitment to regulatory capacity-building in the region.

The signing ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Left to right: Mrs Mawarwati (Permanent Secretary of NADFC), Dr Graham (TGA National Manager), Mr Sampurno (Head of NADFC)

The signing ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand.
Dr Graham (TGA National Manager) (left) and Professor Pakdee (Secretary-General of Thai FDA) (right)