The 5th WHO Interregional Seminar for Quality Control Laboratories involved in the WHO Prequalification held in Shenzhen

On October 25, 2016, The 5th WHO Interregional Seminar for Quality Control Laboratories involved in the WHO Prequalification was held in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. It is the first time that the WHO seminar on prequalification of quality control laboratories was held in China. During the seminar, more than 60 laboratory directors from 42 countries and representatives from 26 provincial drug testing institutions of China had discussions on drug quality control, drug reference material development, analysis method study, quality control of drug testing laboratories, and exchanged experiences on laboratory management and certification. China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) Vice Minister Sun Xianze, leaders of Shenzhen Municipal Government, relevant directors of the Department of Science, Technology and Standards of CFDA, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Guangdong Food and Drug Administration, and Food and Drug Administration of Shenzhen Municipality attended the seminar.