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As of the Substance Act of 1965, The Medicines Control Council (MCC) and Directorate of Radiation Control (DRC) was formed. As of 2018, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) was created to replace the MCC and DRC [4] [5]
A stringent regulatory authority is a regulatory authority which is: a) a member of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH), being the European Commission, the US Food and Drug Administration and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan also represented by the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (as before ...
East African drug trade refers to the sale and trafficking of illegal drugs that take place in East African countries like Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Somalia, and Ethiopia. . The most prevalent types of drugs traded in East Africa are heroin, marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, and khat, all of which are strictly prohibited in East African countri
[3] [4] Across Africa it is estimated that only 3% of required drugs are produced, [5] with medicines not readily available during health emergencies. [6] The roughly 375 medicine manufacturers on the continent produce only 10-30% of drugs used in Africa. [7] Another challenge is the proliferation of substandard and counterfeit medical products ...
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It is the largest and most up-to-date source of information on drug products approved for use in Nigeria by NAFDAC (National Agency for Food & Drug Administration & Control). The use of EMDEX as a reference drug manual is endorsed by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria , the Nursing & Midwifery Council of Nigeria , and major health institutions.
In 1998, while pondering a run for the U.S. presidency, he discussed Africa with Condoleezza Rice, his future secretary of state; she said that, if elected, working more closely with countries on that continent should be a significant part of his foreign policy. She also told him that HIV/AIDS was a central problem in Africa but that the United ...
A mass drug administration campaign using S/P, artesunate and primaquine was completed in Moshi district, Tanzania in 2008. The findings have yet to be published. [citation needed] Outside of sub-Saharan Africa one of the larger reported malaria-control projects using MDA took place in Nicaragua in 1981 following the overthrow of the Somoza ...