08/09/2020
We are pleased to announce our partnership with the East Africa Regulatory Affairs Professionals Association. We hold hands to further knowledge in pharmacovigilance in Africa. East Africa Regulatory Affairs Professionals Association (EARAPA) is nonprofit and non-
governmental organization established in 2018 with its main office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and
working to open branch offices in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and other EAC member countries.
The East African region has a population of 445,851,742 (data 2019) with nearly 3% yearly
growth and hence getting to be potential and attractive pharmaceutical market for pharmaceutical
manufacturers worldwide. East Africa Regulatory Affairs Professionals Association (EARAPA) acknowledges and
supports free consultancy services for those companies who prefer to put their businesses
complying to regulatory requirements of respective countries and fights cheaters, counterfeiting
and falsifications.
It aims to foster the regulatory information sharing and mutual understanding among the national
regulatory authorities in the region. It aspires to collect like-minded individuals to support and
share experiences in the regulatory framework of their respective countries. To promote
researches in the sector and support policy makers, harmonization endeavors and other efforts to
effective regulation of the pharmaceutical market. We urge to bring the national regulatory
authorities of countries to come together and stand hand in hand to achieve their objectives of
protecting their people from poor quality products. To be central hub and common media for
updates on regulatory measures taken, regulatory alerts, research findings, news and periodic
publications in the regulatory affairs of the region.
