Speakers

Dr Madhur Gupta

Technical Officer- Pharmaceuticals

Dr Madhur Gupta,TechnicalOfficer - Pharmaceuticals,World Health Organization, Country Office for India

Dr Madhur Gupta has done Doctorate (OM) in Clinical Pharmacology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences and MD in Pharmacology from Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi. Dr Gupta is currently working as Technical Officer (Pharmaceuticals) with the Office of the WHO Representative to India.

As Technical Officer (Pharmaceuticals}, her responsibilities include providing policy advice, technical and managerial support to the development and implementation of WCO-l ndia biennial work-plans in the area of pharmaceuticals (including vaccines, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and diagnostics). She has provided strategic direction, technical and managerial support to the development and implementation of the activities in the Pharmaceuticals Area in WHO India. She has also been engaged in supporting the implementation of the Institutional Development Plan for NRA Strengthening in India, including strengthen ing Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) Surveillance. She has been instrumental in strengthening the technical support for preparation of guidelines, manuals and reference documents related to drug policy implementation, including capacity building of national regulatory authorities to improve access to medical products, providing support for strengthening of vigilance of medical products including integrated reporting on medical product safety for TB, HIVAIDS, NTDs, vaccines, and as a facilitator for the Working Group on Vigilance for medical products under the South East Asia Regulatory Network. She has been pivotal to foster research and innovation, in the context of access to medical products, and support for the free drugs and diagnostics in India,essential medicines and diagnostics lists in India,and the inter-alia support for cross cutting areas for rational use of medical products.