Nairobi County, KENYA – Pharmacists have played a pivotal role in accelerating Kenya’s journey toward self-reliance in health products and technologies through leadership in local pharmaceutical manufacturing. Speaking at the University of Nairobi School of Pharmacy’s 50th anniversary symposium on 1st June 2025, Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) CEO Dr. F. M. Siyoi credited the […]

Muranga County, KENYA – The Pharmacy and Poisons Board conducteda countrywide crackdown on illegal pharmaceutical activities on 29th May 2025 with an aim to wipe out illegal practices in the pharma sector. Supported by the National Police Service, the Board aims to weed out illegalities and ensure public health is protected. Addressing the media in […]

Uasin Gushi County, Kenya – 30th April 2025 – The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that Kenyans access safe, quality, and effective health products and technologies (HPTs), as part of its wider agenda to enhance regulatory oversight and public health protection. Speaking at the 2nd Regulatory Authorities and Agencies (RAAs) […]

West Pokot County, Kenya – On 24th April 2025, the Pharmacy and Poisons Board partnered with the Ministry of Health, Kenya Forest Service, and the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council in a tree planting exercise held at Kanyaltin in Lelan Forest, West Pokot County. The initiative is part of ongoing efforts to promote a […]

Nairobi, KENYA – 9th April 2025  – The Chairperson of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, Dr. Charles Githinji, accompanied by CEO Dr. F.M. Siyoi, signed the Board’s Performance Contract for the Financial Year 2024/2025. The ceremony was presided over by the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Hon. Aden Duale. In his remarks, the Cabinet Secretary emphasized […]

  Nairobi, KENYA – 10th April 2025 – The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), under the leadership of CEO Dr. F.M. Siyoi, thursday 10th April 2025  hosted representatives from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), and KenTrade to reinforce inter-agency collaboration in the regulation of medical products at points of entry. […]

Nairobi, March 24, 2025 – The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) convened a two-day workshop with county pharmacists to strengthen the regulation of health products and technologies across Kenya. The forum aims to build collaboration and formalize a framework for joint action through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Opening the workshop on behalf of CEO […]

Nairobi, Kenya – A team from the World Bank paid a courtesy call on the Chief Executive Officer of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), Dr. F. M. Siyoi on 26th March 2025 to review the progress of the Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Program (HEPPR). The HEPPR program, implemented through the World Bank’s […]