Drug Evaluation & Registration Department
Dr. Sheku Suma Mansaray
Head of Drug Evaluation & Registration
Email: ssmansaray@pharmacyboard.gov.sl
Bio
Dr. Sheku Suma Mansaray is the Senior Regulatory Officer and Head of the Drug Evaluation and Registration Department at the Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone. With over a decade of experience in pharmaceutical regulation, pharmacovigilance and academic leadership, he oversees the evaluation, registration and regulation of medicines and ensures compliance with national and international standards. Dr. Mansaray holds a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from the University of Benin, Nigeria and is a Fellow of the West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists in Public Health.
About the Department
The Drug Evaluation and Registration Department (DERD) is one of the key departments within the Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone. It provides strategic oversight and operational management for the evaluation registration and regulation of medical products.The department ensures that all products including allopathic medicines medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics biologics and vaccines vector control products cosmetics nutritional agents food supplements comply with national guidelines and international best practices.This strengthens regulatory oversight and ensures the safety efficacy and quality of products used in Sierra Leone.