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The Moroccan Society of Pharmacovigilance and the African Society of
Pharmacovigilance organize their
1st African Congress of Pharmacovigilance
12-13 December 2013 - Rabat (Morocco)
Centre Anti Poison et de Pharmacovigilance du Maroc
«An efficient partnership for an efficient
pharmacovigilance in Africa»
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Address: Rue LamfadelCherkaoui, BP: 6671 - RabatInstituts, Madinat Al Irfane-Rabat 10 100 - Morocco
Phone: 00 212 5 37 77 71 69 / 00 212 5 37 77 71 74
Fax: 00 212 5 37 77 71 79
Site Internet: www.smpv.ma
E-mail: [email protected]
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I- Introduction
The growth of pharmacovigilance in Africa is correlated with country development, health systems and
pharmaceutical development. Partnership and networking between African countries represent also a contributing
factor for strengthening pharmacovigilance by exchanging experiences in specific and common topics.
In this sense, international organizations and pharmaceutical industries are acting too. More than that, WHO is playing
an important role in developing staff capacity, by providing support to countries and having put in place two
collaborating centres in the continent: the UMC/Africa in Ghana (2010) and the WHO Collaborating Centre for
Pharmacovigilance in Morocco (2011).
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On the other hand, the creation of the African Society of Pharmacovigilance (ASoP) was launched during the 32
WHO Meeting in Rabat in November2009, where representatives from 16 African nations met to discuss about a
specific African Society of Pharmacovigilance “ASoP”. Later then, the African Society of Pharmacovigilance (ASoP)
became the African Chapter of the International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP) during the ISoP General
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Assembly in November 2010 in Accra, Ghana at the 10 ISoP Annual Meeting.
The main objectives of the African Chapter of ISoP are to develop and foster pharmacovigilance in African countries
and to promote a regular exchange of information on pharmacovigilance issues through meetings, workshops,
bulletins and trainings.
The first ASoP’s congress will be held in Rabat, Morocco on 12-13 December 2013. It will be organized jointly with the
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7 congress of the Moroccan Society of Pharmacovigilance.
The main topic of this meeting is the role of the partnership in the pharmacovigilance development in Africa. Other
specific topics will be discussed:
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Pharmacovigilance and public health programmes
Tuberculosis, HIV/SIDA, Malaria
Vaccines
Pharmacovigilance and chronic disease
Diabetes, cancers ...
Phytovigilance and traditional medicines
Pharmacovigilance in children
II- GENERAL INFORMATION
II.1- Location
The conference will be held at the Centre Anti Poison et de Pharmacovigilance du Maroc:
* Address : Rue Lamfadal
Cherkaoui, BP 6671, Madinate Al
Irfane - Rabat 10100 - Maroc
* Phone: 00 212 5 37 77 71 69
* Fax : 00 212 5 37 77 71 79
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II.2- Date and schedule
The conference takes place within two days: Thursday 12th and Friday 13th, December 2013 from
08h30 to 18h30 (see program).
II.3- Conference langage
There will be simultaneous translation: French/English, English/French.
II.4- Contact details
For any information concerning registration and attendance, please do not hesitate to contact:
Mr. Lahcen OUAMMI
Phone : 00 212 6 62 66 15 20
E-mail : [email protected]
II.5- Transportation to the Hotel
a- Arrival from Rabat Airport
Taxis are available outside the terminal every day, 24 hours.
b- Arrival from Casablanca Airport
• You will take the train at the airport train station. A departure for Rabat is scheduled every
hour from 6:00 am to midnight daily. The train fare is about 70 dirhams (≈ 7 Euros) and
tickets can be purchased at the entrance of the train station.
• Once in the train for Rabat, you will have to change the train and take another one at
Casablanca Ain Sebaa station;
• Ensure to the inspector that you will take the good train to Rabat;
• Get off the train at Rabat - Agdal train station or Rabat – Ville train station;
• Take a taxi (taxis are available at the train station) to Oumlil hotel (all hotels are about 5 to
2o minutes from the train station) and . Taxi fare is about 10 to 4o Dirhams (1 to 4 Euros).
• For any other information, please visit the website of the Office National des Chemins de
Fer (ONCF) : www.oncf.ma
II.6- Hotel
All participants will be at the Oumlil Hotel 4*
* Address : 31, Avenue Okba - Agdal, 10.000 Rabat - Maroc.
* Phone : 00 212 37 68 34 34
* Fax : 00 212 37 68 65 57
Hôtel Oumlil 4*
* E-mail : [email protected]
Hotel situation
• 10 minutes by car to Grand Central station in downtown
• 15 minutes by car the Centre Anti Poison et de Pharmacovigilance du Maroc (congress
venue)
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II.7- Transportation
Participants who are at the Oumlil hotel will have a shuttle scheduled as below:
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08h00: Oumlil Hotel to Congress venue
• 18h30: Congress venue to Oumlil Hotel
• 19h30, 12th December 2013: Transfert to Ksar kabbaj palace for gala dinner
II.8- Forecast weather
For any weather information: http://www.meteo-maroc.org or http://www.meteomaroc.org/meteo-rabat.html or http://www.accuweather.com/fr/ma/rabat/245072/weatherforecast/245072.
Welcome to Rabat
Chellah
Hassan Tower
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