BPOM Strengthens Supervision of Traditional Medicines and Supplements with WHO
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The National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) is enhancing its capacity to oversee health products with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO). The program focuses on strengthening risk-based sampling, namely the collection of product samples based on their level of risk. The main goal is to protect the public from products that do not meet safety, quality, and efficacy standards.
According to BPOM data, there are approximately 27,264 traditional medicine and health supplement products that have obtained marketing authorization in Indonesia. This very large number of products means that supervision needs to be carried out in a more targeted manner. With a risk-based method, BPOM can select the products most in need of inspection, so that supervisory resources are used more effectively.
This capacity building is being carried out through cooperation with WHO. The cooperation covers improving the abilities of officers in planning, collecting, and analyzing product samples. In this way, supervision results are expected to be more accurate and can serve as a basis for appropriate action on problematic products.
BPOM emphasizes that supervision of traditional medicines and health supplements is an important part of efforts to safeguard public health. The public is also urged to check the marketing authorization number on product packaging before purchasing.
Sources: Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan
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