About the Authors

Jane H. Mashingia

Affiliation East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania

Vincent Ahonkhai

Affiliation Gwynedd Consultancy, LLC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Noel Aineplan

Affiliation National Drug Authority, Kampala, Uganda

Aggrey Ambali

Affiliation African Union Development Agency–New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Midrand, South Africa

Apollo Angole

Affiliation National Drug Authority, Kampala, Uganda

Mawien Arik

Affiliation Drug and Food Control Authority, Juba, South Sudan

Samvel Azatyan

Affiliation World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Peter Baak

Affiliation Drug and Food Control Authority, Juba, South Sudan

Emmanuel Bamenyekanye

Affiliation Directorate of Pharmacy, Medicines, and Laboratories, Bujumbura, Burundi

Aimable Bizoza

Affiliation Rwanda Food & Drugs Authority, Kigali, Rwanda

Chimwemwe Chamdimba

Affiliation African Union Development Agency–New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Midrand, South Africa

Petra Doerr

Affiliation Petra Doerr Consulting Ltd., Herznach, Switzerland

Adam Fimbo

Affiliation Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Alex Gisagara

Affiliation Rwanda Food & Drugs Authority, Kigali, Rwanda

Hidaya Hamad

Affiliation Zanzibar Food & Drug Agency, Zanzibar City, Zanzibar

Rachelle Harris

Affiliation Harris Access Consulting Ltd, London, United Kingdom

Dan Hartman

Affiliation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Joseph Kabatende

Affiliation Rwanda Food & Drugs Authority, Kigali, Rwanda

Charles Karangwa

Affiliation Rwanda Food & Drugs Authority, Kigali, Rwanda

Agnes Sitta Kijo

Affiliation Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Murray Lumpkin

Affiliation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Shani Maboko

Affiliation Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

David Matle

Affiliation Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Apollo Muhairwe

Affiliation World Bank, Washington DC, United States of America

John Patrick Mwesigye

Affiliation East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania

Bonaventure Nyabenda

Affiliation Directorate of Pharmacy, Medicines, and Laboratories, Bujumbura, Burundi

Alexander Schulze

Affiliation Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Bern, Switzerland

Andreas Seiter

Affiliation World Bank, Washington DC, United States of America

Gordon Sematiko

Affiliation National Drug Authority, Kampala, Uganda

Margareth Sigonda

Affiliation African Union Development Agency–New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Midrand, South Africa

Hiiti Sillo

Affiliation World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Burhani Simai

Affiliation Zanzibar Food & Drug Agency, Zanzibar City, Zanzibar

Fred Siyoi

Affiliation Pharmacy & Poisons Board, Nairobi, Kenya

Stanley Sonoiya

Affiliation East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania

Paul Tanui

Affiliation African Union Development Agency–New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Midrand, South Africa

Mike Ward

Affiliation World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Felistas Yano

Affiliation Pharmacy & Poisons Board, Nairobi, Kenya

David Mukanga

David.Mukanga@gatesfoundation.org

Affiliation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Competing Interests

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: DH, DM, & ML declare they are employees of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which funds the EAC MRH initiative.