Information Notice

The Global Fund’s quality assurance information notices provide guidance and advice on how to operationalize in practical terms the consequences of a quality or a safety issue related to a product that has been procured with Global Fund funds. The initial information, stated in the notice, comes from the manufacturer of health products in question and/or is confirmed by stringent regulatory mechanisms.

Information Notices
- QA Information Notice 2024-02: Precautionary measures in procuring water soluble bags Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) product 2Gard WP-SB supplied by Tagros Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd
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- QA Information Notice 2024-01: Communication related to the recall initiated by Masimo Corporation (USA) on certain Masimo Rad-G® Pulse Oximeter devices
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- QA Information Notice 2023-06: Information on stability issue and reminder of the importance of manufacturer’s recommendation on environmental conditions during storage, transportation and distribution for Rifapentine 150mg tabs manufactured by Sanofi, Italy
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- QA Information Notice 2023-03: Precautionary measures for Uni-Gold HIV supplied by Trinity Biotech Manufacturing Ltd, Ireland
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- QA Information Notice 2023-02: Updated Decision on the procurement of lubricants (sachets and tubes) manufactured by Cupid Limited, India and the request to quarantine Lubricants batches manufactured between January 2022 to date
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- QA Information Notice 2023-01_V2 : Reinstatement in the TGF QA eligibility list of TLD 300/300/50mg from Strides and manufactured by Universal Kenya and 3TC/ZDV 150/300 mg from Universal and manufactured by Universal Kenya.
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- QA Information Notice 2022-03: Temporary Suspension of procurement and delisting of pharmaceutical products which do not satisfy the criteria for authorization on Bioequivalence
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- QA Information Notice 2021-06: Precautionary Measures for GenoType MTBDRplus Ver 2.0 and MTBDRsl Ver 2.0 Supplied by Hain Lifescience GmbH, Germany
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- QA Information Notice 2021-05: Precautionary measures for products supplied by Agio Pharmaceuticals Ltd., India.
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- QA Information Notice 2021-03: Precautionary measures in procuring IRS supplied by Bayer in water soluble bags
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- QA Information Notice 2021-02: Suspension of procurement of Personal Protective Equipment supplied by Protectcare, Bangalore (India)
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- QA Information Notice 2021-01: Reinstatement of lubricating gel supplied by Karex Industries Sdn Bhd in the UNFPA catalogue for procurement
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- QA Information Notice 2020-07: To remind of the importance of manufacturer’s environmental conditions during storage, transportation and distribution for Clofazimine 100mg soft capsules manufactured by Sandoz Private Limited, Kalwe MIDC, Plot No.8-A/2, 8-B T.T.C, IND. AREA Village Dighe,Navi Mumbai, 400, India
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- QA Information Notice 2020-04: Falsified rapid diagnostic tests to detect HIV-1/2 circulating in Guyana and Kenya
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- QA Information Notice 2020-02: Recall of Batches of Sofosbuvir 400mg tablets and Temporary suspension of procurement Sofosbuvir 400mg tablets, manufactured by European Egyptian Pharmaceutical Industry, Egypt
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- QA Information Notice 2020-01: Serious Quality Management System issues reported on the manufacturing site of Access Bio Inc located 65 Clyde Rd. Suite A, Somerset, NJ 08873 (USA)
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- QA Information Notice 2019-09: Urgent Field Safety Notice for products manufactured by QIAGEN, QIAsymphony SP/AS - Operating the QIAsymphony SP with software version 5.0.3
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- QA Information Notice 2019-07: Recall of Batches of Co-Trimoxazole 120mg Dispersible tablets and Temporary suspension of procurement of Co-Trimoxazole 120mg Dispersible tablets, manufactured by Chi Pharmaceuticals Limited, Nigeria
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- QA Information Notice 2019-04: Suspension of manufacturing activities at Micro Labs Limited, Kumbalgodu, ML08, Bangalore (India)
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- QA Information Notice 2019-03: The Global Fund Position on the UK MHRA Statement of non-compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Micro Labs Limited, Unit 3, Hosur (India)
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- QA Information Notice 2018-07: Reinstatement of Dongkuk Viet Nam Co., Ltd. to the WHO/UNFPA list of prequalified male latex condom manufacturer
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- QA Information Notice 2018-01: Briefing on the Recent Changes to the Global Fund Quality Assurance Policy for Diagnostic Products with Regards to the Procurement and Testing of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDTs)
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