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National Drug Authority

National Drug Authority is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand National Drug Authority rather than just read about it. In short: The National Drug Authority (NDA) is a government-owned organisation in Uganda, mandated to regulate drugs in the country, including their manufacture, importation, distribution, and licensing. Overview NDA was created by the Ugandan legislature in 1993.

Key takeaways

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Reproduce the core statement of National Drug Authority from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The National Drug Authority (NDA) is a government-owned organisation in Uganda, mandated to regulate drugs in the country, including their manufacture, importation, distribution, and licensing.

Overview NDA was created by the Ugandan legislature in 1993. It began operations in 1994 as the National Drug Authority (NDA). 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.

Location The headquarters of the NDA is 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). NDA maintains regional offices at the following locations:

The agency works in collaboration with the Uganda Ministry of Health and the Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries.

History As far back as 2010, elements of the Ugandan 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. However, the regulation of food manufacture still remains a core function of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS).

Governance The agency is governed by a 17-person member board, which serves for a four-year renewable term. Its members include the following individuals, effective January 2017:

Medard Bitekyerezo: chairman Brigadier Ambrose Musinguzi Raymond Agaba Muhammad Mbabali Yahaya Hills Sekagya Fadhiru Kamba Pakoyo Hanifa Sengendo Namaala Sembatya Kimbowa Bildard Baguma Grace Nambatya Kyeyune Sylvia Angubua Baluka Rose Okurut Ademun Baterana Byarugaba Moses Kamabare Daniel Obua Morris Seru Grace Akullo

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with National Drug Authority

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what National Drug Authority claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to National Drug Authority before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about National Drug Authority ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of National Drug Authority

In research: National Drug Authority appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses National Drug Authority in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: National Drug Authority is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1994 establishments in Uganda, Food safety organizations, Medical and health organisations based in Uganda, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for National Drug Authority outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study National Drug Authority in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is National Drug Authority in simple terms?

The National Drug Authority (NDA) is a government-owned organisation in Uganda, mandated to regulate drugs in the country, including their manufacture, importation, distribution, and licensing. Overview NDA was created by the Ugandan legislature in 1993.

Why does National Drug Authority matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study National Drug Authority?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

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