PMRA participates in Leadership Summit on aligning ATM Strategy towards Malawi 2063
The Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority was on Monday at Sunbird Nkopola in Mangochi participating at the Leadership Summit on aligning the Agriculture, Tourism and Mining (ATM) Strategy towards Malawi 2063.
The Authority’s mission of safeguarding the health of the population of Malawi through assurance of the quality, safety and efficacy of medicines and allied substances; and enforcement of standards for the pharmacy practice, is in line with Enabler 5: Human Capital Development of the Malawi 2063 which aims at ensuring universal health coverage with quality, available, equitable and affordable health care for all Malawians.
PMRA’s strides aimed at ensuring quality, safe and efficacious medicines including product quality assessment, quality control testing, post-market quality and safety surveillance are in sync with the 5-year Quick Wins priority intervention areas of the First 10-Year Implementation Plan (MIP-1) of the Malawi 2063 which, among others, seek to ensure efficient drug supply chain management through monitoring of quality of medicines and medical supplies in the country.
PMRA ranked 2nd in Access to Information compliance
The Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority (PMRA) was on Friday recognized and awarded 2024 second best performing institution in implementing the Access to Information Act (ATIA) in Malawi.
The award ceremony was part of this year’s commemoration of the International Day of Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) jointly organised by the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) and Media Council of Malawi (MCM) under the local theme: “Promoting Free Flow of Information towards the 2025 General Elections.”
Reacting to this exciting achievement, PMRA Director General Mphatso Kawaye, expressed delight at the news citing it as a testament to the Authority’s commitment to transparency and accountability.
“We are proud to be recognized among the most transparent and accountable public institutions. This will motivate us to continue to serve the public with excellence,” said Kawaye.
The International Day of Universal Access to Information is observed annually on 28 September. The global theme for the 2024 IDUAI is “Mainstreaming Access to Information and Public Participation Practices across Government Sectors.”
In the picture, PMRA Public Relations Officer (PRO) and designated Information Officer (IO) under the ATI (in the middle), receives a trophy from Secretary for Information and Digitilisation Baldwin Chiyamwaka and MHRC Commissioner Teresa Ndanga.
Notice of release of August 2024 registration exam results
The Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority (PMRA) is pleased to announce release of results of registration examinations for pharmacists, pharmacy technologists and pharmacy assistants which were administered on 1st and 2nd August, 2024.
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