September 2025

MCA and Stakeholders National Taskforce Meet on the National Action Plan on Substandard & Falsified Medical ProductsIn September 2024, the Medicines Control Agency (MCA), in collaboration with stakeholders, validated the National Action Plan on Substandard and Falsified (SF) Medical Products as part of its ongoing efforts to combat the circulation of substandard and falsified medical […]

The Medicines Control Agency (MCA) is currently participating in the AUDA NEPAD Integrated Vector Management (IVM) Programme scoping mission, taking place at the Ministry of Health in Banjul.The mission aims to introduce the IVM Programme, outline its objectives and relevance to The Gambia, raise awareness among stakeholders, map existing frameworks for vector control, and prepare

In line with efforts to advance Agenda 2063, the African Union’s 50-year master plan, Mr. Essa Marenah, Acting Executive Director, Medicines Control Agency (MCA), attended the 7th Meeting of the Steering Committee of the African Union Smart Safety Surveillance Programme (AU-3S), held in Dakar, Senegal from 15-16 September 2025. The meeting brought together heads of

The Medicines Control Agency (MCA) is pleased to announce the signing of a Partnership Agreement with Antares Vision Group, which came through their local partner African Agenda Network (AAN), to support the development and deployment of a digital Track and Trace system for medicines. This groundbreaking innovative system will strengthen MCA’s effort in traceability of

The Brikama Magistrate Court has convicted Mr. Dawda Sey for operating a Drug Premise without a license, contrary to Section 60 of the Medicines and Related Product Act, 2014. Mr. Sey appeared before Magistrate I.O. Njie, where he maintained his guilty plea after the narration of facts by the Prosecutor. Inspector S.I.W. Dibba, representing the

Mr. Alagie Jabbie has been remanded to Mile II Central Prison after appearing before Magistrate I. Dibba of the Bundung Magistrates Court on 01 September 2025. He was charged under Section 59(1)(e) of the Medicines and Related Products Act, 2014, for operating an unauthorised medicines premise in Sanchaba. Mr. Jabbie pleaded guilty to the charge

The Bundung Magistrates Court fined Mr. Alagie Touray the sum of D500,000, in default of which he will serve five years in prison, for operating an unauthorized drug premises in contravention of Section 60 of the Medicines and Related Products Act, 2014. The case was presided over by Magistrate M. Mendy and Mr. Touray, a