Michael Ward

 

Mike Ward recently assumed the position of Coordinator, Regulatory System Strengthening, Essential Medicines and Health Technologies, Health Systems and Innovation Cluster, WHO Headquarters.  Mike joined the WHO in 2015 as the Coordinator, Prequalification Team in the same Department.

 

Mike previously worked within Health Canada for close to 30 years as GMP specialist, drug evaluator and manager, international policy analyst and for the past 15 years as Manager of the International Programs Division of the Therapeutic Products Directorate.  Mike has extensive experience in the area of international regulatory cooperation, having served on numerous international harmonization steering committees.  He was also responsible for helping launch the APEC Regulatory Harmonization Steering Committee, the International Generic Drug Regulators Pilot and the International Medical Device Regulators Forum.

 

Mike started his professional career working in the areas of Quality Assurance and Production for Burroughs Wellcome, a former multi-national pharmaceutical firm based in the UK.

 

Mike won the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society Global Leadership Award in 2012. 

 

Mike has a BSc in Physiology from McGill University.