All 16 SADC countries are members of ZAZIBONA and participate either as active members, non-active members or observers. Active member status is granted to countries with the capacity to conduct assessments and good manufacturing practices (GMP) inspections.  Participation is based on countries signing a memorandum of understanding titled, ‘NMRA agreement to participate’.

The status of the member countries is as below;

Active member countries

• Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, United Republic of Tanzania, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Non-active member countries

• Angola, Comoros Islands, Madagascar, Seychelles, Swaziland

Observer countries

• Lesotho, Mauritius

Active Member States Websites

1. Botswana: Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority (BoMRA)
2. Democratic Republic of Congo: Acorep (acorep-dpmrdc.org)
3. Malawi: PMRA – Home
4. Mozambique: www.arm.co.mz
5. Namibia: Home – NMRC – GRN Portal (gov.na)
6. South Africa: SAHPRA – South African Health Products Regulatory Authority
7. Tanzania: TMDA | Tanzania Medicines & Medical Devices Authority Home
8. Zambia: Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA)
9. Zimbabwe: MCAZ – Protecting your right to human medicines and medical devices