Today it was pharmacovigilance in the studio. Why do we monitor medicine side effects, how would you know your loved one could be suffering from an adverse event and where can you get help? I enjoyed myself with Capital FM Uganda . Proud of Uganda National Drug Authority

An apron for vaccinators to encourage reporting. @ moving billboards for the patients!

Glad to share the latest; an article: Drug safety in Africa: a review of systems and resources for pharmacovigilance. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

It’s World Patient Safety day celebration for Uganda toy

Regional speaker today at 5pm EAT. The World Patients Alliance is hosting a series of regional webinars in honor of World Patient Safety Day. Registration is free and the speakers are outstanding. Please join if you can!

A Meeting with the World Health Organization and National Drug Authority of Uganda | Out of the Pharmacy Classroom and Into Africa. Glad to develop a stand alone pre-service PV Curriculum for Health care professionals. pharmacyclassintoafrica.com/2022/08/03/a-m…

Chain starts the journey to develop a community patient safety model in Uganda.

“Collaboration is a key in what we do at NDA & more so in the pharmacovigilance area. The information we need to make decisions on drugs safety comes from all the key players represented here” - Dr.Nahamya at opening of 2022 event of stakeholders who report on drug side effects.

In case you missed us on NBS Television a few minutes ago, listen to Dr. Helen Ndagije - our Director of Product Safety emphasizing how we work together with other regional and international agencies to ensure safe, efficacious and quality medicines. Get the entire show on Afro Mobile

Figuring out how to help young people avoid or deal with the effects of drug and substance abuse. We at Uganda National Drug Authority signed an MoU with Church of Uganda . This is just the beginning more partnerships are welcome.

Drug and substance abuse continues to pose serious challenges to health as it is the biggest contributor to the spike in mental illness and negatively impacts on social and economic well-being of young people in Uganda.

Today we hosted the Archbishop of Church of Uganda, The Most Rev Dr. Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu as we signed an MOU with Church of Uganda to partner in ending drug and substance abuse! We were also joined by UN Office on Drugs & Crime Uganda Country Director who is a key partner.

Helen Byomire Ndagije (Uganda National Drug Authority) speaks about #pharmacovigilance regulations in Uganda, as well as the recent establishment of the #AMA and the ongoing strengthening and harmonization of regulatory systems across African countries.

#EUPV2021 #WHO #drugsafety

We are all in this together, please report any side effects that you experience to the ⁦Uganda National Drug Authority⁩

Report events to vaccines that are given to you when you are healthy.

If you suspect a side effect just report it, we shall sort it for you!
Report all adverse drug events to ⁦Uganda National Drug Authority⁩

Next week on Monday 25th October, I will be joining my colleagues Dr. Helen Ndagije Dr. Lukwago to share with you insights into Uganda National Drug Authority works on #SpotlightUg live on NBS Television powered by Ministry of ICT&NG

⁦Uganda National Drug Authority⁩ will account to its major stakeholder, the public on its the drug regulatory mandate. I will be joined by ⁦Abiaz Rwamwiri⁩ and Mohammad Lukwago. Please listen in.

In two weeks, I will be speaking to researchers so as to find homegrown solutions to build better pharmacovigilance systems in Africa. It’s called collaboration for capacity building.
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