STATEMENT ON THE AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY OF MEDICINES IN KENYA

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (the Board) is the National Medicines Regulatory Authority of Kenya, established under the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, Cap 244 of the Laws of Kenya. The Board is mandated to regulate the profession of pharmacy and to ensure that all Health Products and Technologies available in the country are of assured quality, safety, and efficacy.

The Board has noted with concern a misleading press statement on social media alleging that the Board intends to “block over 21,000 medical products” from being imported into Kenya, which supposedly places the country “on the brink of a medicines crisis” due to a shortage of medicines. This claim is false, misleading, and intended to cause unwarranted public anxiety.