Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe

09/11/2025

That’s a wrap on this year’s campaign! 🎉

Thanks for following our channels this week as we highlighted the importance of reporting side effects to https://vigiflow-eforms.who-umc.org/zw/adr and how we all have the power to make medicines safer.

But the work doesn’t stop here – MCAZ will continue to collect and monitor reports of suspected side effects from patients and healthcare professionals to ensure medicines are used safely.

Remember that every report counts when it comes to the safety of medicines and patients worldwide.

Continue to and help us make medicines safer ✅

08/11/2025

Doctors, pharmacists, and nurses dedicate their lives to the safety of patients. Here are 4 ways that healthcare professionals can continue to be and help us strengthen pharmacovigilance systems globally:

✔️ Inform your patients of the potential side effects of medicines
✔️ Show your patients how and where to report suspected side effects
✔️ Remind patients to read the patient information leaflet and follow dosage instructions
✔️ Report suspected side effects to [reporting system]


Help us make medicines safer for all by raising awareness of pharmacovigilance and the importance of reporting side effects. Learn more 👉 https://vigiflow-eforms.who-umc.org/zw/adr

08/11/2025

How can you be a ?

Every patient or patient carer has the power to make medicines safer for all. Here are 4 ways that you can be more vigilant in the use of medicines and help raise awareness of :

✔️ Talk to your healthcare professional about the potential side effects of a medicine
✔️ Ask your healthcare professional how and where you can report suspected side effects
✔️ Read the patient information leaflet supplied with the medicine and follow the dosage instructions
✔️ Tell your healthcare professional about suspected side effects and report them to [reporting system]

Every report submitted to https://vigiflow-eforms.who-umc.org/zw/adr counts when it comes to the safety of medicines and patients worldwide.

Join the cause – 👉 https://primaryreporting.who-umc.org/ZW

07/11/2025

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Medicines safety starts with you and me. Whether you're a patient, healthcare professional, regulatory agency, or pharmaceutical company, we all have the power to make medicines safer.

Be a and report suspected side effects to your healthcare professional or national medicines regulator (MCAZ). Learn more here 👉 https://vigiflow-eforms.who-umc.org/zw/adr WhatsApp +263718855934

07/11/2025

turns 10! 🎉

Since 2016, we’ve partnered with pharmacovigilance and patient safety stakeholders worldwide for – a campaign to raise awareness and encourage reporting of side effects. From preventing side effects to polypharmacy, children and pregnancy, the roles of patients and healthcare professionals, and more, each campaign theme has addressed a pertinent topic related to the safety of medicines and vaccines.

But the campaign wouldn’t be what it is today without the unwavering support from our partners and enthusiastic audiences worldwide. THANK YOU for helping transform into the global campaign it is today 🙌

What is your favourite moment throughout the years? Let us know in the comments 💬

06/11/2025

How can you be a ?

Every patient or patient carer has the power to make medicines safer for all. Here are 4 ways that you can be more vigilant in the use of medicines and help raise awareness of :

✔️ Talk to your healthcare professional about the potential side effects of a medicine
✔️ Ask your healthcare professional how and where you can report suspected side effects
✔️ Read the patient information leaflet supplied with the medicine and follow the dosage instructions
✔️ Tell your healthcare professional about suspected side effects and report them to https://primaryreporting.who-umc.org/ZW

Every report submitted to https://primaryreporting.who-umc.org/ZW counts when it comes to the safety of medicines and patients worldwide.

Join the cause – 👉 https://primaryreporting.who-umc.org/ZW

06/11/2025

06/11/2025

Monitoring the safety of medicines doesn’t stop once they hit the pharmacy shelves.

Whether you’re a patient, healthcare professional, regulatory agency, or pharmaceutical company, we all have the power to make medicines safer.

Every report of a suspected side effect to a medicine submitted to [reporting system] helps us collect more information about its safety profile. This ensures that we and other healthcare stakeholders can take appropriate action if necessary to keep patients safe from future harm.

Learn how you can be a here 👉 https://primaryreporting.who-umc.org/ZW

05/11/2025

Medicines safety starts with you and me 💊

As a healthcare professional, you have a key role to play in the safety of medicines and your patients:

✔ Talk to your patients and their caregivers about potential side effects
✔ Tell them how to prevent or manage side effects
✔ Show them how and where to report side effects should they occur

We all have the power to make medicines safer. here 👉 https://e-pv.mcaz.co.zw/

05/11/2025

We all have the power to be a 💪

Reporting suspected side effects helps regulatory agencies like the MCAZ understand more about the safety profile of medicines, helping to keep others safe from future harm.

If you wish to report a side effect to a medicine, talk to your healthcare professional or submit a report via https://primaryreporting.who-umc.org/ZW

Find out more 👉 +263718855934

05/11/2025

The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) proudly represented Zimbabwe at the 40th GS1 Healthcare Global Conference held in Brussels, Belgium, under the theme “From Intent to Action.”

During the session titled “From Intent to Action: Country Journeys Towards Verification and Traceability of Health Supply Chain,” MCAZ shared Zimbabwe’s story — our journey, challenges, and the way forward in implementing Track and Trace systems for medicines.

Through this initiative, Zimbabwe continues to make strides in ensuring every medicine can be tracked and verified throughout the supply chain — strengthening patient safety, combating counterfeit medicines, and embracing global best practices in regulatory oversight.

MCAZ also highlighted the recent introduction of the TRVST system, made possible with the support of UNICEF, as part of our continued digital transformation in medicine verification.

The Authority extends its appreciation to GS1, WHO, UNICEF, and regional partners for their collaboration and shared commitment to building safer and more transparent health supply chains across Africa and beyond.





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GS1 Italy

05/11/2025