Tanzania FDA gets positive report from World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) says that Tanzania has become the first country in Africa to achieve a “well-functioning regulatory system for medical products.”

The assessment is based on a global benchmarking tool that uses a set of more than 200 indicators such as product authorization, market surveillance and adverse event reporting.

The global health body says that the Tanzania Food and Drug authority (TFDA) has made major improvements in recent years, particularly in ensuring medicines are high quality, safe and effective.