Amended invitation to manufacturers of Monkeypox virus IVDs published
IVD
On 11 February 2026 WHO published an amended invitation to manufacturers of Monkeypox virus IVDs
New WHO Public Inspection Reports (WHOPIRs) Published
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New WHO Public Inspection Reports (WHOPIRs) were published today:
Survey on change requests assessment by WHO
IVD
This survey aims to gather feedback on the updated PQDx 121 guidance, the new change request submission form, and the overall submission and assessment process.
Invitation to submit applications for WHO’s prequalification assessment
IVD
WHO is pleased to announce that the Prequalification of IVDs programme scope has been expanded to the following types of products:
New IVD prequalification listing
IVD
On 18th December the Loopamp MTBC Detection Kit manufactured by Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd. was prequalified.
Rusan’s azithromycin tabl and Ipca’s albendazole tabl prequalified
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WHO Prequalification Unit (PQT) added the below new products to its prequalified list:
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Prequalified
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Levonorgestrel manufactured by Jiangsu Lianhuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
First EUL to PQ transition of IVDs
IVD
For the first time, two SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection rapid tests have successfully transitioned from WHO’s Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to WHO Prequalification (PQ):