Oral presentation at the 1st Biennial Scientific Conference on Medicines Regulation in Africa organized by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) in collaboration with WHO in Johannesburg, South Africa. The topic of the presentation was: “Registering medicines for low income countries: How suitable are the stringent review procedure of the US FDA, EMA, and the WHO prequalification?” Presentation by Dr Doua Y. Joachim