Following the approval by 48th Council for the re-launching of the ARSO Certification System, the ARSO Secretariat renamed ARSO-CERTCO to ARSO Conformity Assessment Committee (ARSO CACO) with expanded mandate to oversee all forms of conformity assessment with in Africa. ARSO CACO seeks to enable member states to produce and offer consistent and improved quality of goods/products and services through harmonisation of common quality control, inspection and testing activities using standards as a medium.
| Working Group | Convenor | Secretary |
|---|---|---|
| CACO WG 1: Policy and Governance | Eng. Esraa Ahmed Abdelaziz (Egypt) | Mr Kahuma Philip (Uganda) |
| CACO WG 2: Products and Sustainability Certification Schemes | Leslie Chesaango (South Africa) | Nathalie Eyeffa (Cameroon) |
| CACO WG 3: Services | Diana Rakotoarisoa (Madagascar) | Mr Adebola Olajide (Nigeria) |
| CACO WG 4: African Traditional Medicine | Sheila Cherono (Kenya) | Dr. Sarah Mwangi (Kenya) |
| Working Group | Convenor | Secretary |
|---|---|---|
| TR-WG 1: Crops and plant protection | Sheila Cherono (Kenya) | Dr. Sarah Mwangi (Kenya) |
| TR-WG 2: Animal resources | Prof Jacob Alhassan Hamidu (Ghana) | Samuel Kwatia (Ghana) |
| TR-WG 3: Infrastructure | – | – |
| TR-WG 4: Building and construction | Dr. Shady Nabil Hammouda (Egypt) | Ms. Eng. Ekram Said Hassan (Egypt) |
| TR-WG 5: Pharmaceuticals and medical devices | Mr Benson Abama (Ghana) | Ms Boyoguino Loris Fernanda (Cameroon) |
| TR-WG 6: Fishery & Aquaculture | – | – |
| Working Group | Convenor | Secretary |
|---|---|---|
| ARSO CACO WG – Market Surveillance | Mr. Bongani Khanyile (South Africa) | Mr Peter Kaigwara (Kenya) |
| ARSO CACO WG – 4th Industrial Revolution | – | – |
| Pharmaceutical TR SC WG5 | South Africa – Momeena Omarjee | Nigeria – Benson Abam |
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