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Africa-Press – Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>TANZANIA Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA) has launched a new Vigilance Technical Committee (VTC) for controlling medicines, vaccines, medical devices and diagnostics in a move to strengthen protection of people\u2019s health and environment.<\/p>\n

The ten-member committee comprises medical and pharmaceutical professionals from different medical institutions.<\/p>\n

Prior to its launching at the weekend, the team had gone through capacity building training held in Kibaha District, Coast Region.<\/p>\n

The training was facilitated by the USAID Medicines, Technologies and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaps) programme.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the launching ceremony, TMDA Acting Director General Dr Yonah Mwalwisi said the 5th committee has legal mandates of dealing with effects of medicines and medical devices.<\/p>\n

It will be advising the TMDA upon making follow up on the medicines and medical devices in the market.<\/p>\n

Dr Mwalwisi explained that the team will be ensuring that effects of medicines are reported timely so that the authority could make scientific reports regarding particular medical products.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur country now receives Covid-19 vaccines, so this committee is important for ensuring that the effects of vaccines are reported,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Since the authority started having such a committee in 2008, more people and medical staff have increasingly been giving information over cases of effects of medical products.<\/p>\n

The number of reported cases has increased from 3000 in the past 10 years to between 6000 and 8000 a year currently.<\/p>\n

However, the World Health Organisation (WHO) requires that a country collect at least 12,000 reported cases.<\/p>\n

Equally, he was optimistic that through the new committee more people would be reporting the effects of medical products upon consuming them in order to protect the health and lives of Tanzanians.<\/p>\n

Commenting, MTaps programme director Edgar Lusaya said the committee had experienced professionals from institutions such as Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) and Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC).<\/p>\n

He challenged the members of the committee to ensure that they work diligently to make drugs and medical devices safe.<\/p>\n

\u201cMedicines and vaccines safety is very crucial particularly during this time of Covid-19 pandemic,\u201d Dr Lusaya stated.<\/p>\n

One of the committee’s members, Dr Betty Maganda from the MUHAS, said the training was very helpful in preparing them for the task ahead.<\/p>\n

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