national food and drug authority nfda type parastatal industry food and drug regulation and supervision founded 1994 headquarters 46 48 lumumba avenue kampala uganda key people samuel zaramba chairman donna kusemererwa executive director 1 products pharmaceutical licenses food and drug regulation website homepage the national food and drug authority nfda is a government owned organisation in uganda mandated to regulate food and drugs in the country including their manufacture importation distribution and licensing . 2 contents 1 overview 2 location 3 history 4 governance 5 see also 6 references 7 external links overview edit nfda was created by the ugandan legislature in 1993 . it began operations in 1994 as the national drug authority nda . 3 at that time the mission of the nda was to regulate the manufacture importation and use of human and veterinary drugs in the country . in 2014 the ugandan cabinet approved plans to expand the nda into the nfda by adding food food additives food supplements cosmetics and commercial animal feeds to the items under the organization s supervision . the relevant laws transforming nda into nfda are before the ugandan parliament for promulgation . 4 location edit the headquarters of the nfda are located at 46 48 lumumba avenue in kampala central division on nakasero hill in the central business district of kampala the capital and largest city of uganda . the coordinates of the head office are 0 19 36.0 n 32 34 32.0 e latitude 0.326667 ; longitude 32.575556 . 5 nfda maintains regional offices at the following locations 6 nakawa central uganda mbarara southwestern uganda jinja southeastern uganda tororo eastern uganda hoima western uganda lira northern uganda arua west nile the agency works in collaboration with the uganda ministry of health the uganda ministry of agriculture animal industry and fisheries and the uganda ministry of industry and trade . citation needed history edit as far back as 2010 elements of the uganda government recognized the need to regulate food manufacture importation labeling distribution and marketing to reduce food and water borne diseases in the country as well as to ensure food safety . efforts to assign the regulatory function to the then existing nda began then . 7 8 governance edit the agency is governed by a five person member board which serves for a four year renewable term . the current board s term runs from 1 july 2014 until 30 june 2018 . its members include the following individuals 9 gersom gunyalli onyango chairman grace tubwita maggie kigozi stephen bagonzya mugumya dickson longoya council see also edit economy of uganda quality chemicals limited quality chemical industries limited references edit nyangoma beatrice 6 january 2016 . pharmacist donna kusemererwa named nda executive director . kampala uganda radio network . retrieved 3 march 2016 . ghana news agency 3 october 2013 . uganda to under study fda . government of ghana ghana.gov.gh . retrieved 22 july 2014 . newvision supplement january 2014 . national drug authority celebrating 20 years of service in the drug sector . new vision mobile . retrieved 22 july 2014 . walusimbi deo 23 july 2014 . uganda nda gets new name . the observer uganda via allafrica.com . retrieved 24 july 2014 . google maps july 2014 . location of national food and drug authority headquarters at google maps . google maps . retrieved 22 july 2014 . nfda 2014 . national food and drug authority contacts . national food and drug authority nfda . retrieved 22 july 2014 . ariko charles 6 may 2010 . nda to take on food monitoring . new vision . retrieved 22 july 2014 . barungi julian 8 december 2010 . time to review food safety measures in uganda . daily monitor mobile . retrieved 22 july 2014 . yasiin mugerwa and richard wanambwa 20 july 2014 . government expands nda with wider powers . daily monitor . retrieved 22 july 2014 . external links edit official website uganda cabinet broadens nda s mandate experts disagree on new 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