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Rogério Gaspar, born 1961 (Pharmacist, FFUC,1985; PhD, UCLouvain,1991). From January 2021 Director RPQ at WHO. Tweeting in my personal capacity.
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Professor Rogério Gaspar, Director of the WHO Department of Regulation and Prequalification

He is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy University of Lisbon (FFUL) suspending his contract at the end of 2020 to join WHO.

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December 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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I listen to the day.
I remember the rule of law, the rule
of the two-second advantage,

it sounds like endings,
a vacancy expecting re-
velation, re-
evaluation, expecting

to become a river of selves, of dis-
appearing selves

A poem by @joriegraham.bsky.social:

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Jorie Graham · Poem: ‘Demonstration’
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November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
To advance an international strategy to marshal resources, coordination, and political will for PPR financing, the G20 South African Presidency convened the High-Level Independent Panel on Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness and Response.

nam.edu/pandemic-fin...
Pandemic Financing
The G20 High Level Independent Panel sets minimum annual benchmarks for pandemic financing and urges governments to take action by or before the September
nam.edu
November 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
In Beijing on November 7th with Deputy Commissioner Yang Sheng of the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and leadership. A meeting between WHO and NMPA addressing the next steps on regulatory system strengthening activities between WHO and NMPA.
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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🆕 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

Chairs of @droi.europarl.europa.eu @mounirsatouri.bsky.social & @euds.europarl.europa.eu @nathalieloiseau.bsky.social reaffirm their unwavering commitment to the safety of journalists

Read more 👇 link.europa.eu/kT4phg
The EU must defend journalists worldwide from assassination and imprisonment | News | European Parliament
Chairs of the EP’s Subcommittee on Human Rights and Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.
www.europarl.europa.eu
November 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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WHO condemns the reported killing of more than 460 patients and their companions, as well as the abduction of six health workers, on 28 October from the Saudi Maternity Hospital in El Fasher, Sudan.

Read the full press release: bit.ly/3WuVZ9u
October 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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One of the world’s deadliest viral pathogens, Nipah virus, could soon have a new line of defence against it as CEPI, the University of Oxford and Serum Institute of India collaborate to create the world’s largest investigational ready reserve of a Nipah virus vaccine candidate.
Establishing the world’s largest Nipah virus vaccine reserve | CEPI
CEPI, Serum Institute of India and the University of Oxford collaborate to manufacture ChAdOx1 NipahB vaccines for Phase II trials and
cepi.net
October 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗖𝗩𝗠𝗡 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗶!
“Advancing Innovation & Building a Resilient Vaccine Ecosystem for a Safer World.”

www.youtube.com/live/4qsfA4t...
26th DCVMN Annual General Meeting 2025 - Inaugural Session
YouTube video by DCVMN International
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October 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Launched in 2022 to replace the previous SRA model, the WLA initiative provides a transparent and evidence-based pathway for global recognition of regulatory authorities to facilitate regulatory convergence and reliance.

Full list of WLAs in www.who.int/initiatives/...
October 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Sunset 😊
Baltic Sea
Latvia 🇱🇻

#Sunset #BalticSea #Latvia #Sun
October 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Sunset 😊
Baltic Sea
Latvia 🇱🇻

#Latvia #Balticsea #Sea #Sunset #Evening
April 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
WHO issues another alert on syrup medicines contaminated with diethylene glycol (DEG). At least 3 different substandard products have caused pediatric deaths in India. See here : lnkd.in/dm-ga-T6
October 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
New beginnings at WHO…
First retreat of senior management at HSD (Health Systems Access and Data) Division … after a major restructuring… now powering new opportunities to do better and more efficiently…
October 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
World leaders and other influential voices are coming together at UN Headquarters in New York for the annual General Assembly.

See what’s on the agenda for #UNGA, the busiest week on the global diplomatic calendar.

www.un.org/en/high-leve...
September 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Today 5 years since I was short listed in the selection process for WHO… after 36 years of professional live in Academia, Industry and Regulatory Systems…
A big “thank you” to all my colleagues for their continued efforts and permanent committement during all these years.
September 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Big news: Denmark is close to wiping out two of the deadliest HPV strains.
HPV types 16 and 18 cause most cervical cancers and since Denmark introduced the HPV vaccine in 2008, infection rates in vaccinated women have plummeted to under 1%
www.linkedin.com/posts/gavi_b...
Big news: Denmark is close to wiping out two of the deadliest HPV strains. HPV types 16 and 18 cause most cervical cancers and since Denmark introduced the HPV vaccine in 2008, infection rates in…...
Big news: Denmark is close to wiping out two of the deadliest HPV strains. HPV types 16 and 18 cause most cervical cancers and since Denmark introduced the HPV vaccine in 2008, infection rates in ...
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September 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Founding of the United Nations
1945: The UN Charter is signed 26 June and comes into force 24 October.
80 years ago, 50 nations met in San Francisco, USA, to create a new organization for peace, prosperity & human rights.

www.un.org/en/UN80
UN 80th anniversary | United Nations
In 2025, the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary, celebrating eight decades of promoting peace, human rights, social progress, and sustainable development worldwide. The theme of the celebration...
www.un.org
September 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
“(…) A key initiative for collaboration is EMA’s EU Medicines for all (EU-M4all) programme that enables EMA, in cooperation with the WHO, to support global regulatory capacity building and contribute to the protection and promotion of public health beyond the EU.”

www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/ema-...
EMA and WHO mark ten years of collaboration to advance global access to medicines | European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Key partnership leverages EMA’s scientific expertise and WHO’s mandate to improve access to safe and effective medicines worldwide
www.ema.europa.eu
September 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM