WHO Procurement Quality Assurance

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WHO Procurement Quality Assurance

WHO procurement quality assurance sets principles and requirements for essential medicines and other health products and for selecting sources and suppliers.

WHO states that pre-selected suppliers may be invited to ITBs or RFPs. Supplier pre-selection does not oblige WHO to contract.

The current technical-requirements publication is dated 8 January 2026; its linked document is version 5, January 2026.

Product identification
Quality and regulatory evidence
Supplier qualification
Official solicitation requirements
Bid-document review

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