Welcome to MCA
Ensuring quality, safety, efficacy and proper use of medicines in The Gambia
Mandate
The Medicines and Related Products Act 2014, established the Medicines Control Agency (MCA)...
Mission
To achieve the highest possible standards of quality, safety and efficacy for medicines and related products...
Vision
The Medicines Control Agency is to become a center of excellence in medicines regulation.
Our Services
Product Registration
Post-Market Surveillance & Regulatory Inspection
Licensing
Quality Control Testing
Pharmacovigilance
Clinical Trial Oversight
News and Events
MCA talks about its Mandate and safety of the COVID-19 vaccines on QTV show
- Admin
- 05 August 2021
Essa Marenah, Director of Evaluation, Registration and Inspection and Alhagie Mutarr Bah, Regulatory Officer at Medicines Control Agency, The Gambia, were guests on the "This Morning" show on QTV. During the show, they explained the challenges MCA face,
Two vaccines approved for emergency use
- Admin
- 25 February 2021
The Executive Director of the Medicine Control Agency of The Gambia was featured in an interview on QTV News following the Agency's approval AstraZeneca and Covishield COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use following World Health Organization's approval of the
COVID Conversation with Mr. Essa Marenah and Dr. Abdul Karim Sesay
- Admin
- 15 January 2021
Essa Marenah (BPharm Hons., MPharm Clin.), Director of Evaluation, Registration and Inspection at the Medicines Control Agency (MCA), The Gambia, was invited as a guest on an episode of the Covid-19 conversation presented by a media agency called
Medicine Control Agency Wins NQA
- Admin
- 16 December 2019
The Medicines Control Agency (MCA) were awarded as the winner of the Diamond Category of the National Quality Awards (NQA level 4) at an award ceremony held on Friday 14th December 2019 at the Senegambia Beach Hotel in