Tendayi Roy Chihaka

Responsible for setting up Complementary medicine and Cosmetics Unit at (BoMRA)

Managing the evaluation of  applications for registrations of Complementary medicines for the Botswana market

Establishment of Structures, Guidance, Processes and Standards for the evaluation of complementary medicines 

Establish of the cosmetics regulation framework

Training and mentoring of assessors/inspectors/pharmacovigilance of medicines

Member of Botswana Medical Cannabis Working Group 

Member of Botswana Bureau of Standards Cosmetic Work group

Attend Nectacare Board meetings and contribute in decision making concerning Nectacare Clinics

Contribute to Budget planning and utilization of CellMed Health Fund

Assist in identification, recruitment and training of Medical personnel employed by CellMed/Nectacare

In charge of regulatory affairs issues such as licensing compliance for Nectacare pharmacies

• Custodian for Complementary Medicines Regulatory System in Zimbabwe
  
• Project manager for 1 million rand grant from SANBIO/NEPAD on Validation of Herbal Medicines Quality Control Tests
• Training of regulatory officers in complementary medicine regulation
  

Responsibilities:

• Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice Lecturer
• Supervise industrial, retail and hospital student pharmacist 
• Project Manager for following projects: University of Zimbabwe Retail Pharmacy; University of Zimbabwe Galenical Manufacturing Unit; Heber Biotec Cuba - University of Zimbabwe Special Medicines Procurement Program
• Supervise research, community medicine projects undertaking by student pharmacists
  

• Establishment of the first complementary medicines regulatory system in Zimbabwe that seeks to regulate complementary medicines (traditional medicines, traditional Chinese medicines {TCM}, nutritional substances {vitamins, minerals in pharmaceutical form}, western herbals etc)
  
• Evaluate and approve complementary medicines for sale in Zimbabwe
  

• Evaluation of safety, quality and efficacy data in applications for registration of human products in accordance with the approved relevant Registration Committee Policies, Registration Guidelines, EVR Procedures (SOPs) templates.
  
• Focal/lead person in the implementation of Complementary Medicines and Official Pharmacopoeial Preparation registration system
  
• Training and mentorship of evaluators and inspectors
  
• Evaluation and improvement of the current evaluation systems including policy adoption in new areas (complementary medicines and official pharmacopoeial preparations)
  
• Planning and conducting cGMP inspections of manufacturing plants
  
• Member of Standards of Zimbabwe Traditional Medicine Expert Committee
  

• Pharmacy management
• Dispensed medicines to admitted patients and checked on patient compliance
  
• Interacted with different medical personnel on site to improve systems
  

• Processed new prescriptions and refill requests
  
• Counselled patients regarding medications and recommended OTC products
  
• Contacted doctors’ offices regarding prescription changes, incompatibility between medicines and refill requests