During the last Summit of Regulatory Authorities of Regional Reference that took place in Acapulco, Mexico, on the 10th to 21st of February, the representatives of Colombia’s INVIMA and Argentina’s ANMAT, Dr. Blanca Elvira Cajigas de Acosta and Dr. Carlos A. Chiale, respectively, found the time to meet and sign a bilateral cooperation agreement between the agencies.

The memorandum of understanding stated the following objectives:

• To promote the exchange of information and development of collaboration activities between the agencies, in order to strengthen their regulatory capacities.
• To facilitate the exchange related to the drug traceability program and its Good Traceability Practices protocols.