Africa finally has its own drug-regulation agency — and it could transform the continent’s health

Africa finally has its own drug-regulation agency — and it could transform the continent’s health

If it gets things right, the first major regulator of medicines to launch for 30 years could empower Africa to tackle African challenges around health and disease. If it gets things right, the first major regulator of medicines to launch for 30 years could empower Africa to tackle African challenges around health and disease.

Africa Finally Has Its Own Drug-Regulation Agency

After more than a decade of planning, the launch of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) is being celebrated in Mombasa, Kenya, this week at the Seventh Biennial Scientific Conference on Medical Products Regulation in Africa. From a report: The agency's establishment marks a pivotal moment in Africa's public health, at a time when the need for biomedical research conducted in Africa, focused on African health problems, has never been greater. Afri…