A glance at NDA performance FY 2019/2020: NDA Quality Control Laboratory
NDA’s Quality Control Laboratory is prequalified by World Health Organization…
The National Drug Quality Control Laboratory is a World Health Organization (WHO) prequalified Laboratory with international ISO 17025 accreditation and it is well equipped with robust equipment, qualified personnel and has a well-established and maintained Quality Management System
The laboratory is mandated to analyze different categories of medicines, medical devices and Public health products, and samples are obtained from pre market, post shipment and Post Market Surveillance.
Section 35;
The authority may scientifically examine any drug for the purposes of ascertaining efficacy and quality of that drug
Section 5 g;
Encourage research and development of herbal medicines
NDA’s Quality Control Laboratory is prequalified by World Health Organization…
The National Drug Quality Control Laboratory, housed by the Directorate of Laboratory Services is both ISO 17025:2017 and WHO qualified.
This is responsible for performing physicochemical analysis of medicines (allopathic and herbal),food fortificant, acaricides, and public health chemicals. This laboratory is WHO accredited and the scope of accreditation includes;
The laboratory is in the final stages of equipping a state of the art microbiology Laboratory process of building capacity for performing Microbiological Analysis
This is accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025:2005; the scope of accreditation incudes;
The laboratory also tests syringes and needles, sutures, and is currently building capacity to test catheters, cannulas, RDT kits
Staff from the different directorates undergoing training on sampling and testing of condoms sponsored by UNFPA. NDQCL takes pride in assuring personnel development and continuous improvement in the operations of NDA as we strive to achieve our mandate.
Demonstration on one of the techniques used for assessing the quality of male latex condoms by One of the staff members at DLS during the ISO 17025 audit.The audit was meant to assess the Laboratory compliance to the requirements of the ISO standard