A Ghanaian government agency
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Food and Drugs Authority building

The Food and Drugs Authority (or FDA, formerly known as the Food and Drugs Board) is a Ghanaian government agency responsible for the inspection, certification and proper distribution of foods and food products as well as drugs in Ghana.The FDA exist to ensure the safety, quality and efficacy of human and veterinary drugs, food, biological products, cosmetics, medical devices, household

The board was established by the Food and Drugs Law 1992, PNDC Law 305B.[1] Delese A. A. Darko is currently the CEO of FDA.[2] In May 2020, the FDA was recognized by the World Health Organization as a Level Three listed institution.[3]

History

The FDA has promoted the "Fight the Fakes" campaign, which aims to inform Ghanaians about the dangers of substandard and falsified medicines.[4][5] In 2023, the FDA approved a malaria vaccine created by University of Oxford researchers, making Ghana the first country to approve it for use.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Food and Drugs Board". Food and Drugs Authority Ghana. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "FDA dismisses claims of advertising, appointing agencies to recruit on its behalf - MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyonline. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  3. ↑ "WHO Names Ghana's FDA As Africa's Second Best Regulator". Modern Ghana. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  4. ↑ Knott, Stacey (2020-04-30). "Covid-19 could mark a deadly turn in Ghana's fight against fake drugs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  5. ↑ "#FightTheFakes: How the Ghanaian Food and Drugs Authority is fighting fake medicines". Fleming Fund. 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  6. ↑ Grover, Natalie; Rigby, Jennifer; Rigby, Jennifer (2023-04-14). "Ghana first to approve Oxford's malaria vaccine". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-04-22.




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