The progress made by the CT-Luso Project and opportunities for cooperation between Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe were the focus of a meeting held on 29 September at the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society (OF) in Lisbon. The meeting was attended by OF President Helder Mota Filipe, Mário de Sousa Pontes, President of the Victor Sá Machado Higher Institute of Health Sciences at the University of São Tomé and Príncipe, and Ana Paula Duarte, Rector of the University of Beira Interior (UBI), in Covilhã.
The meeting focused on progress made under the CT-Luso Project and opportunities for cooperation to strengthen health capacity building in São Tomé and Príncipe.
The discussions covered CT-Luso’s progress in the legislative, regulatory, institutional and training areas, in conjunction with the development of ethics and regulatory structures in São Tomé and Príncipe. The needs of the Institute and potential synergies with UBI and the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society were also identified.
In this context, the Master’s Degree in Global Bioethics and Ethical Health Management was discussed. The programme is a partnership between UBI and the Victor Sá Machado Higher Institute of Health Sciences, with the participation of the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society. Aimed at healthcare professionals, managers, Ministry of Health officials and members of ethics committees, the Master’s Degree covers areas including research ethics, pharmaceutical regulation and health leadership.
This training programme could help consolidate the progress achieved under CT-Luso by preparing professionals with decision-making responsibilities and strengthening national capacities in health ethics and regulation.
