National Drug Authority

NDA was created by the Ugandan legislature in 1993. It began operations in 1994 as the National Drug Authority (NDA).{{cite web |access-date=22 July 2014 | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/mobile/Detail.aspx?NewsID=639291&CatID=413 | title=National Drug Authority: Celebrating 20 Years of Service In the Drug Sector |date=January 2014 |author=New Vision Supplement |newspaper=New Vision Mobile |location=Kampala}} At that time, the mission of the NDA was to regulate the manufacture, importation, and use of human and veterinary drugs in the country. In 2014, the Ugandan Cabinet approved plans to expand the NDA into the NFDA by adding food, food additives, food supplements, cosmetics, and commercial animal feeds to the items under the organization's supervision. The relevant laws transforming NDA into NFDA are before the Ugandan Parliament for promulgation.{{cite web |

url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201407230405.html | title=Uganda: NDA Gets New Name | first=Deo | last=Walusimbi | date=23 July 2014 | publisher=The Observer (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com | access-date=24 July 2014}}

The headquarters of the NDA was located at 46-48 Lumumba Avenue but has moved to Rummee Towers, in Kampala Central Division, on Nakasero Hill, in the central business district of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of the head office are 0°19'36.0"N, 32°34'32.0"E (Latitude:0.326667; Longitude:32.575556).{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B019'36.0%22N+32%C2%B034'32.0%22E/@0.3266827,32.5757872,95m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d0.3266667!4d32.5755556 |access-date=24 May 2018 |

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NDA maintains regional offices at the following locations:{{cite web | url=http://www.nda.or.ug/contacts.php?k=contacts |

title=National Drug Authority Contacts | last=NDA |date=2014 | publisher=National Drug Authority (NDA) |access-date=22 July 2014}}

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1. Nakawa - Central Uganda
2. Mbarara - Southwestern Uganda
3. Jinja - Southeastern Uganda
4. Tororo - Eastern Uganda
5. Hoima - Western Uganda
6. Lira - Northern Uganda
7. Arua - West Nile

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The agency works in collaboration with the Uganda Ministry of Health and the Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries.{{cite web|access-date=25 May 2018

|url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/NDA-to-crack-down-on-traders-operating-as-pharmacists/688334-3810714-hns0ts/index.html |title=NDA to crack down on traders operating as pharmacists | date=13 February 2017 |newspaper=Daily Monitor |first=Lilian |last=Namagembe |location=Kampala}}

As far back as 2010, elements of the Ugandan government recognized the need to regulate food manufacture, importation, labeling, distribution, and marketing to reduce food and water-borne diseases in the country as well as to ensure food safety. Efforts to assign the regulatory function to the then existing NDA began then.{{cite web|newspaper=New Vision |location=Kampala

|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/718728 |title=NDA To Take On Food Monitoring |date=6 May 2010 |access-date=22 July 2014 | first=Charles |last=Ariko}}{{cite web|last=Barungi | url=http://mobile.monitor.co.ug/Oped/-/691272/1068216/-/format/xhtml/-/9jn9c5z/-/index.html |title=Time To Review Food Safety Measures In Uganda |date=8 December 2010 | first=Julian | access-date=22 July 2014 |publisher=Daily Monitor Mobile |location=Kampala}}

However, the regulation of food manufacture still remains a core function of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS).

The agency is governed by a 17-person member board, which serves for a four-year renewable term. Its members include the following individuals, effective January 2017:{{cite web|access-date=24 May 2018 | date=31 January 2017 |url=http://www.nda.or.ug/ug/smenu/65/Authority-Members.html |title=National Drug Authority Board Members From January 2017 | publisher=National Food and Drug Authority |author=National Dug Authority |location=Kampala}}

• Medard Bitekyerezo: chairman
• Brigadier Ambrose Musinguzi
• Raymond Agaba
• Muhammad Mbabali
• Yahaya Hills Sekagya
• Fadhiru Kamba Pakoyo
• Hanifa Sengendo Namaala
• Sembatya Kimbowa
• Bildard Baguma
• Grace Nambatya Kyeyune
• Sylvia Angubua Baluka
• Rose Okurut Ademun
• Baterana Byarugaba
• Moses Kamabare
• Daniel Obua
• Morris Seru
• Grace Akullo

• Economy of Uganda

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• {{official website|http://www.nda.or.ug/}}
• [http://allafrica.com/stories/201407220258.html Uganda: Cabinet Broadens NDA's Mandate]
• [http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Experts-disagree-on-new-medicine--food-authority/-/688334/2289280/-/13qr2rmz/-/index.html Experts Disagree On New Medicine, Food Authority]
• [http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/NDA-withdraws-dangerous-drugs--vaccines/688334-3415902-99oyg9/index.html NDA withdraws dangerous drugs, vaccines]

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