Health Systems StrengtheningPriority Area #8
Medicines & Health Technologies
Ensuring access to quality, safe, and affordable essential medicines and health technologies.
Policy Objectives
- Achieve 80% availability of essential medicines at all levels
- Harmonize medicines registration across EAC
- Strengthen pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity
- Ensure quality assurance of medicines and technologies
Regional Status
Medicine availability remains a challenge with frequent stockouts. EAC Medicines Regulatory Harmonization initiative making progress. Local manufacturing capacity limited.
Related Frameworks
SDG 3.bPharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan for AfricaEAC MRH