Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) and Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ) Organise National Meet on Strengthening Pharmacovigilance and Materiovigilance in India at Visakhapatnam

• First-ever National Annual Meet of PvPI (Pharmacovigilance Programme of India) and MvPI (Materiovigilance Programme of India) Regional Centres, jointly hosted by IPC and AMTZ at Visakhapatnam, 27–28 February 2026.
• Marks institutional convergence of drug safety and medical-device safety surveillance under one national framework — a recurring theme in GS-II governance and GS-III S&T/health.