Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Agency (Ethiopia)

Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Agency, EPSA, is legal entity established under the law  of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Government to overcome the problems and assure uninterrupted supply of pharmaceuticals to the public at an affordable price. The Pharmaceuticals Fund and Supply Agency was established in September 2007 by Proclamation No. 553/2007 as part of Pharmaceutical Logistic Master Plan implementation with the following objectives:

i. To enable public health institutions to supply quality assured essential pharmaceuticals at affordable prices in a sustainable manner to the public;

ii. To play a complementary role in developmental efforts for health service expansion and strengthening by ensuring enhanced and sustainable supply of pharmaceuticals;

iii. To create enabling conditions for enhancing the accumulation of funds in its revolving and cost recovery process and thereby ensure the realization of the objectives