If the new government in the US proves to be more sympathetic to the harmonization and alignment agenda, PEPFAR may also evolve further in these directions.
Thus, agreements on harmonization of regulations and guidelines can be more complicated and difficult to achieve than may seem to be the case.
Previous studies aimed at validating the EARL harmonization strategy in the clinical setting have shown that SUVmax is more sensitive to reconstruction inconsistency than SUVpeak or their lean body mass equivalents, SULmax and SULpeak.
As part of the process of test profile harmonization and demand management 23 it has been suggested that 'its inclusion is more as an opportunistic screening test for monoclonal gammopathy, but no specific intervention exists other than watchful waiting' 24.
As a consequence of the Bologna Declaration of 1999, which aims towards, amongst other things, recognition of degrees [ 17], medical education in Europe is moving toward more harmonization.
Surprisingly, there is hardly any information publicly available on HIROs' objectives, or on how it aims to achieve more harmonization in the field of research for health.
We welcome the move towards more harmonization of Data Protection laws in the EU which will help create legal certainty and confidence for companies to operate.
There are several groups of health research funders, such as the Heads of International Research Organizations (HIROs) and Enhancing Support for Strengthening the Effectiveness of National Capacity Efforts (ESSENCE), that could bring more harmonization and alignment in funding for global health research.
Rather than demanding complete uniformity among biobanks, harmonization is a more flexible approach aimed at ensuring the effective interchange of valid information and samples.
"I think aesthetically it will be a better harmonization than many things I see in Manhattan," he said.
