Resources and support
Member countries have access to a range of services and practical resources to improve their technical capacity, communications, and outreach.
Useful documentation and services
Member countries may contact UMC directly for support (vigibase@who-umc.org), with enquiries or requests concerning technical, educational and other support services needed.
There are also other services and practical resources to support development of technical capacity and local communications. These include the following publicly available documents (pdf files):
17 documents found.
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WHO Programme ResourcesDate: 2021-06-04Joining the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring
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WHO Programme ResourcesAuthor: UMCStandardised case causality assessment
Date: 2018-04-06 -
WHO Programme ResourcesThe form of the form - creating a reporting form
UMC has created a guide to designing a reporting form for collecting information about a suspected adverse event for analysis at a national pharmacovigilance centre. The document will help the design of a user-friendly form.
Date: 2014-12-01 -
WHO Programme ResourcesBeing a member of the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring
A UMC booklet for national centres about the workings of the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring, also translated into Spanish and French. It covers the advantages of membership - things that countries receive automatically from UMC (access to VigiBase, Signal, terminologies and software, guidelines and resources, and the international network). It also sets out what is expected from national centres, including reporting format compatibility and quality.
Date: 2014-06-01 -
UMC material WHO Programme resourcesExpecting the Worst - full version
UMC’s essential handbook on all aspects of anticipating, preventing and managing medicinal product crises. Completely revised, expanded and with a new chapter on vaccine crises, the 190-page book is not only for member countries of the WHO Programme, but for all other organisations in the healthcare and pharmaceuticals fields and beyond. There are editions in Chinese, Japanese and Spanish; contact: info@who-umc.org.
Author: Bruce Hugman
Date: 2010-10-15 -
WHO Programme ResourcesEtre membre du Programme de l'OMS pour la pharmacovigilance internationale
UMC has produced a booklet for national centres about the workings of the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring 'Being a Member'; this is the French translation.
Date: 2010-10-01 -
WHO material WHO Programme ResourcesMinimum Requirements for a functional PV system
This is a joint publication by WHO and Global Fund.
Date: 2010-01-01 -
Guidelines for Setting up and Running a Pharmacovigilance Centre UMC material WHO Programme ResourcesMonitorização da segurança de medicamentos
Este manual tem por objetivo fornecer diretrizes e informações prácticas para a criação de novos Centros de Farmacovigilância.
Date: 2005-03-01 -
Guidelines for Setting up and Running a Pharmacovigilance Centre UMC material WHO Programme ResourcesVigilancia de la seguridad de los medicamentos
Este manual pretende proporcionar las guías prácticas y la información necesarias para establecer un nuevo Centro de Farmacovigilancia.
Date: 2001-07-01 -
Guidelines for Setting up and Running a Pharmacovigilance Centre WHO material WHO Programme ResourcesМониторинг безопасности лекарственных препаратов
В данном издании представлены практические рекомендации и информация, необходимая для организации новых центров по фармаконадзору.
Date: 2001-01-01 -
Guidelines for Setting up and Running a Pharmacovigilance Centre UMC material WHO Programme ResourcesSurveillance de la sécurité d’emploi des médicaments
Ce manuel a pour objectif de fournir les modalités pratiques ainsi que des éléments d’information pour la création d’un nouveau centre de pharmacovigilance.
Date: 2000-12-01 -
Guidelines for Setting up and Running a Pharmacovigilance Centre UMC material WHO Programme ResourcesSafety Monitoring of Medicinal Products
This booklet aims to provide practical guidelines and information for the setting up of new pharmacovigilance centres.
Date: 2000-01-01 -
WHO material WHO Programme ResourcesWHO Technical report 498
WHO Technical Report No. 498 - International Drug Monitoring: the role of national centres. Report of a WHO Meeting.
Date: 1972-01-01 -
WHO material WHO Programme ResourcesAide Memoire (Español)
Aide Memoire for pharmacovigilance in Spanish / Español.
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WHO material WHO Programme ResourcesAide Memoire (Russian/русский)
Aide Memoire for pharmacovigilance in Russian/русский.
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WHO material WHO Programme ResourcesAide Memoire (Français)
Aide Memoire for pharmacovigilance in French / français.
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WHO material WHO Programme ResourcesAide Memoire (English)
Aide Memoire for pharmacovigilance in English.