The Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA) has officially handed over medicines, medical equipment, and diagnostic devices to the Morogoro regional prisons, with a total value of 19 million shillings.
Sonia Mkumba, Manager of the TMDA Central Zone, represented the TMDA Director-General, Dr. Adam Fimbo, in delivering the supplies during a brief ceremony held at the Morogoro regional prisons' headquarters.
Mkumba emphasized that the medicines are safe, effective, and suitable for human use, adding that they have been provided to the prisons for use at the health facilities operating within the prisons' network in the region.
“These medicines were delivered following an extensive inspection carried out by TMDA across the regions of Dodoma, Iringa, Singida, and Morogoro, during which products that failed to meet the TMDA's 2015 regulations were removed from the market,” she explained.
She also clarified that the medicines and medical supplies were sourced after a rigorous inspection process, which led to the removal of drugs sold in unauthorized stores that lacked the proper licenses for drug storage and distribution, in compliance with TMDA’s regulations and amendments from 2015 and 2018.
Morogoro Regional Prisons Commissioner, ACP Godfrey Kavishe, expressed sincere gratitude to TMDA for the generous assistance, emphasizing that the medicines will be crucial in enhancing healthcare services for the prison community.
“These medicines will be distributed to 13 health centers within the Morogoro prisons, and we will ensure that they are used responsibly in line with the established health guidelines,” said ACP Kavishe.
This initiative is part of TMDA's ongoing efforts to guarantee that medicines distributed to the public meet stringent safety and quality standards while combating the distribution of unauthorized drugs in the Tanzanian market.
