FRONTESPIZIO - Cooperazione Italiana allo Sviluppo
FRONTESPIZIO - Cooperazione Italiana allo Sviluppo
FRONTESPIZIO - Cooperazione Italiana allo Sviluppo
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6. Using indicators to measure the pharmaceutical sector in Ethiopia 83Table 1. Status of national medicines policies (NMPs) in 2003Table 1. Status of national medicines policies (NMPs) in 2003∞∞∞The majority of countries have an NMP and implementation plan integrated with the health• The majority of countries have an NMP and implementation plan integratedwithplan.Low-income countriesthe health plan.particularly well on these indicators.The • majority Low-income of NMPs countries haveperform been updated particularly within the well past on these 10 years. indicators.• The majority of NMPs have been updated within the past 10 years.1.3 In EthiopiaThe pharmaceutical sector in Ethiopia is guided by a National Drug Policy(NDP), which was developed in 1993 G.C in line with the National HealthPolicy (1). There is no specific NDP implementation plan that set responsibilities,budget and timeline although some elements of the NDP are incorporatedin the Health Sector Development Programme (HSDP) of the country.The sector is regulated by the “Drug Administration and Control ProclamationNo. 176/199, which was promulgated on 29 June 1999 G.C. This proclamationhas superceded the former regulation called “Pharmacy Regulation No.288/ 1964”, which formed the legal basis for official establishment of drugregulation in Ethiopia. “The Pharmacy and Laboratory Department” was thefirst drug regulatory body established under the Ministry of Health by thePharmacy Regulation No. 288/ 1964. The department performed drug regulatoryactivities as well as the registration of pharmacy personnel. Followingthe passage of proclamation No 176/ 1999, the pharmacy department wastransformed to an independent drug control authority named “DrugAdministration and control Authority (DACA)” which became operational onSeptember 2001 G.C.