Nigeria - 2018 - Health

Drug Evaluation & Research (DER) Directorate Guidelines for Good Storage Practice (GSP)/ Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Inspection of Cold Chain Facilities for Storage of Vaccines & Biologics

Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria

Vaccines and biologics should not be imported into Nigeria unless the facility has been inspected and found to comply with good storage practices and good distribution practices. Therefore, these guidelines prescribe the minimum requirements necessary for the inspection of a facility for compliance with GSP and GDP for the registration of vaccines, biologics and related products.

Process Flow

Department of Drug Evaluation and Research

Office of the Director General NAFDAC

Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health

Office of the Minister of State for Health

Office of the minister for health

Federal Executive Council

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Drug Evaluation & Research (DER) Directorate Guidelines for Good Storage Practice (GSP)/ Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Inspection of Cold Chain Facilities for Storage of Vaccines & Biologics Current Version

January 2022

Vaccines and biologics should not be imported into Nigeria unless the facility has been inspected and found to comply with good storage practices and good distribution practices. Therefore, these guidelines prescribe the minimum requirements necessary for the inspection of a facility for compliance with GSP and GDP for the registration of vaccines, biologics and related products.

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