Assessment of the Regulatory Systems and Capacity of the Directorate General for Drug Administration in Bangladesh

The DGDA invited the USAID-funded SIAPS program to provide support for a comprehensive assessment of the Bangladeshi pharmaceutical regulatory system. The SIAPS program used the Regulatory Systems Assessment Tool (RSAT) to conduct a structured assessment of the DGDA, reviewed more than 50 documents, and conducted interviews with key informants. The assessment also reviewed the DGDA’s Operational Plan for Strengthening of Drug Administration and Management as contained in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) Health, Population, and Nutrition Sector Development Program (HPNSDP) strategic plan for 2011-2016.