HRH Prince Naif bin Abdul Aziz, Crown Prince, Vice Deputy Premier, Minister of Interior, Chairman of SFDA Board of Directors thanked H.E. the Chief Executive Officer of SFDA and employees in the advent of election , by AHWP consensus, of Dr. Saleh bin Sulaiman Al Tayar, SFDA Vice President for Medical Devices & Products Sector to Chair AHWP for a period of Three Years Starting 2012,

as well as election of Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah Bawazir, SFDA Vice President for Drug Sector as the chairman of the 46th. Meeting of Pharmaceutical Products Specifications Experts of the World Health Organization (WHO). In a response cable.

from HRH Crown Prince to H.E. Chief Executive Officer of SFDA, HRH said,” Thanks be to Allah for this great achievement under the name of the Kingdom. We thank you all for your outstanding efforts in development and advancement of SFDA that contributed to winning this respected position by the Kingdom. We pray to Allah to bless you and grant you success and support to exert more effort to achieve the targeted goals.

It worth mentioning that the membership of AHWP for Medical Devices and products includes 22 Asian countries, South Africa, Chile, as well as manufacturer countries such as China, India, Malaysia & Taiwan. The Asian Harmonization Working Party strives to standardize medical devices and products standards and control systems between member countries and build control chain. The Pharmaceutical Products Specifications Experts is the highest consultation commission of the World Health Organization (WHO). It undertakes the responsibility of updating the international drug constitution and issuance of technical manuals for drug manufacturing, analysis, quality, distribution and control.