Food and Drugs Authority (Ghana)

The Food and Drugs Authority (or FDA, formerly known as the Food and Drugs Board) is a Ghanaian government agency responsible for the inspection, certification and proper distribution of foods and food products as well as drugs in Ghana.

A Ghanaian government agency
Food and Drugs Authority logo
Food and Drugs Authority building

The board was established by the Food and Drugs Law 1992, PNDC Law 305B.[1] Delese A. A. Darko is currently the CEO of FDA.[2] In May 2020, the FDA was recognised by the World Health Organization as a Level Three listed institution.[3]

History

The FDA has promoted the "Fight the Fakes" campaign, which aims to inform Ghanians about the dangers of substandard and falsified medicines.[4][5] In 2023, the FDA approved a malaria vaccine created by University of Oxford researchers, making Ghana the first country to approve it for use.[6]

References
  1. "Food and Drugs Board". www.fdbghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  2. "FDA dismisses claims of advertising, appointing agencies to recruit on its behalf - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  3. "WHO Names Ghana's FDA As Africa's Second Best Regulator". Modern Ghana. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Knott, Stacey (2020-04-30). "Covid-19 could mark a deadly turn in Ghana's fight against fake drugs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  5. "#FightTheFakes: How the Ghanaian Food and Drugs Authority is fighting fake medicines". Fleming Fund. 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  6. Grover, Natalie; Rigby, Jennifer; Rigby, Jennifer (2023-04-14). "Ghana first to approve Oxford's malaria vaccine". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-04-22.




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