It’s the duty of ZAMRA to ensure safety, quality of drugs, Chapter One tells court

CHAPTER One Foundation has argued that the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) is obligated to verify the safety, quality and efficacy of all medicines and allied substances that are manufactured and imported into the country. The Foundation has also argued that the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZMMSA) is not merely a storage facility but bears duties to ensure the quality of medicines and medical supplies stored and distributed by it as provided for in section 5(k) of the ZMMSA Act. In this matter, Chapter One Foundation Limited has sued ZAMRA and ZMMSA in the Lusaka High Court seeking an order that they give a detailed account and descriptions including, but not limited to, the names and batch numbers…...