National Medicines Regulatory Agency | ||||||
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Burundi | Kenya | Rwanda | Tanzania | Uganda | Zanzibar | |
Indicator 1: National Medicines Policy (NMP) | ||||||
Availability of a National Medicines Policy (NMP) | Yes | Yes | YesΔ | Yes | Yes | YesΔ |
Year of approval of the NMP by the Cabinet of Ministers | 2012 | 2012 | 2016sd | 2007 | 2015 | 2014 |
Availability of a provision in the NMP for establishment of an autonomous national medicines regulatory agency (NMRA) | Yes | Yes | YesΔ | Yes | Yes | YesΔ |
Existence of a vision for the NMRA | Yes | Yes | YesΔ | Yes | Yes | YesΔ |
Policy comprehensiveness | Yes | Yes | YesΔ | Yes | Yes | YesΔ |
Indicator 2: Legal framework governing the regulation of medical products | ||||||
Legal framework availability | Yes | Yes | YesΔ | Yes | Yes | YesΔ |
Availability of a Law for regulating medicines in your country | Yes | Yes | YesΔ | Yes | Yes | YesΔ |
Year of enactment of medicines law | 1980 | 1957 (as amended in 2009) | 2013 | 1978, (repealed 2003 and amended in 2004 & 2014) | 1993 | 1986 (repealed in 2006 & amended in 2016) |
Legislation comprehensiveness | No | – | YesΔ | Yes | Yes | YesΔ |