Changes to Invima’s Director Requirements: Impact on Public Health and Industry Oversight

2024-01-12 18:39:25

Continues La W learned regarding the draft resolution that would eliminate the requirement for the director of Invima to have a professional career related to the health sector, science, administration or law.

The document that was published this week appears in a section of Academic Training Requirements where it is explicitly stated that the director of Invima may have a professional degree in any academic discipline; That is, he might be a philosopher, archaeologist, anthropologist, artist, etc.

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Follow the W made the comparison with the 2015 functions manual, where it is evident that to be eligible for this position it was necessary to have one of these professions: Administration; Bacteriology; Biology, Microbiology and related; Political Science, International Relations; Public accounting; Law and Related Laws; Economy; Agroindustrial Engineering, Food and related; Systems Engineering, Telematics and Related; Industrial Engineering and related; Chemical and Related Engineering; Medicine; Veterinary Medicine; Dentistry or Chemistry and related.

Manual of the year 2015

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It is important to clarify that Invima’s mission is to protect the public health of all Colombians, which is why it is essential that the person who assumes the position of General Director is a person who has experience in the field.

Invima has to monitor almost 60% of the country’s industrial production sector, that is, many products that are used and consumed in Colombia are subject to Invima surveillance:

  • Cosmetics
  • Hygiene and cleaning toiletries
  • Pesticides
  • Medical supplies in general from highly complex medical devices to a syringe of food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, medications in all their forms, vaccines, etc.
  • Follow La W consulted Invima and this was the response from the communications department:

    • Invima informs that it is not prudent to comment on the issue of changing Invima’s functions manual, since it is in the process of consultation with interest groups and this might condition said process. It is reported that all the technical and legal justification is available on the Invima.gov.co website.

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