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African Regulators Reach Big WHO Milestones

 
• By Francesca Bruce

Egypt is the first African country to win a WHO maturity level 3 benchmarking rating for medicines and vaccines that are locally produced and imported.

African regulators earn higher WHO accreditations (Shutterstock)

Regulators in Africa are building momentum after authorities in Egypt, Rwanda and Senegal attained a maturity level 3 (ML3) in the World Health Organization’s formal process for global benchmarking of national regulatory bodies.

“Maturity level 3 reflects a stable, well-functioning, and integrated regulatory system,” said the WHO

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