About Us

Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority TMDA is an Executive Agency under the Ministry of Health MOH . TMDA which was formerly known as Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority TFDA was established in 2003 after enactment by the Parliament of the Tanzania Food, Drugs and Cosmetics Act, Cap 219. This Act was later amended in 2019 to Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Act, Cap 219 after the shift of responsibilities of regulating food and cosmetics to Tanzania Bureau of Standards TBS . The change in legislative framework which was done through the Finance Act, No. 8 of 2019 also resulted into the change of name to TMDA