The 1st Francophone Africa Minilab Regional Network Workshop took place at DCMP in March 2017 in a three successive days ‘sessions. With active participants from DIFAEM (Deutsches Institut für Ärztliche Mission), University of Tübingen, LIFENET Burundi, CADIMEBU(Centrale d’Approvisionnement et Distribution des Médicaments Essentiels de Bunia et Uélé), DCMP(Dépôt Central Médico-Pharmaceutique) 8e CEPAC , EPN (Eucumenical Pharmaceutical Network), IPS/Sud-Kivu (Inspection Provinciale de la Santé/Sud-Kivu), ECC( Eglise du Christ au Congo), DOM-ECC(Departement des Œuvres Médicales de l’Eglise du Christ au Congo), DPS(Direction Provinciale de la Santé). The seminar helped members sharing experiences, learning new minilab techniques, planning and sharing strategies to implement against counterfeit medicines on the pharmaceutical market and black market… New key resolutions and research projects targeting quality medicines and better experience sharing among participating organizations were set.
The workshop session closed on 24th March 2017.