Market Overview of Somalia

The Federal Republic of Somalia :

Capital: Mogadishu

Total Area:?328,068?km2

Total Population: around 17.1 million of which over 2 million live in the capital and largest city Mogadishu.

Somalia is located on the east coast of Africa on and north of the Equator and, with Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Kenya, is often referred to as the Horn of Africa.

Somalia has?two official languages: Somali and Arabic

Religions: Islam is the dominant religion of Somalia, practiced by over 99% of the population.

Major cities are: Beledweyne, Kismayo, Baidoa, Jowhar, Merca, Gaalkayo, Bosasso, Hargeisa, and Berbera.

GDP of $6.2 billion (GDP per capita ?756.98)

Currency : Somali Shillings (1USD = 572 Shillings)

Main Diseases:? diarrheal diseases, including cholera, Tuberculosis, Measles.

Hospitals: 6?hospitals, 290 Health Centers and 851. Health Posts & there are about?250 doctors?in Somalia.

Somalia is classified by the United Nations as a least developed country, with the majority of its population being dependent on agriculture and livestock for their livelihood.

Main Export: Its chief export commodities are livestock and bananas, which are mainly sent to Arab countries. Other items fish, charcoal and bananas; sugar, sorghum and corn.

The country mainly imports?tobacco (9.5% of total imports), electrical machinery (8%), vegetables (7%), sugar (7%), cereals (4%), vehicles (4%), palm oil, iron, food and machinery.

Somalia's per capita expenditure on health is approximately US$13 per person per year, which significantly lags behind the average of US$204 in the Sub-Saharan African region

Alcohol drinks are prohibited in Somalia,

Pharma Markets:

Somalia imports Special Pharmaceuticals primarily from: India ($237k), Kenya ($175k), Turkey ($124k), Netherlands ($112k), and South Africa ($88.6k).

The main destination of?Special Pharmaceuticals?exports from?Somalia?are:?Germany?($155) and?New Zealand?($130).

Drug Registration Authority: National Medicine Regulatory Authority (NMRA) (https://moh.gov.so/en/nmra/)

WHO Plant approval required.

Stability zone: IVa

NMRA is a medicine regulatory body responsible for regulating all core regulatory functions including registration of medical products, inspection, quality control and product safety of all health products. Currently Somalia does not have a National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) that is responsible for performing regulatory functions. However, a bill has been developed and endorsed by the cabinet of ministries in 2019 but there are no adequate national guidelines (GLs) for pharmaceutical inspection, product evaluation and registration, import and export control, licensing and inspection of pharmaceutical establishments, post-marketing surveillance and pharmacovigilance. For this reason, Somalia does not perform regulatory activities related to product evaluation and registration, import and export control, licensing and inspection of pharmaceutical establishments, post-marketing surveillance and pharmacovigilance. The absence or lack of functional regulatory authorities with a legal mandate, systems, and capacity to issue marketing authorization and to conduct inspections and subsequently license facilities where medicines are produced and/or stored has created a fertile environment for illegal medicine circulation in the country.

?Import Requirements:

·???????? All pharmaceutical products to be imported must be in the essential list drug approved by the Ministry of Health Development (MoHD).

·???????? All importation of pharmaceutical products must be done by importers who poses valid licenses from the Ministry of Health and/ Ministry of Trade Development (MoTD)

·???????? All importers must import pharmaceuticals through the authorized Point of Entry (PoE).

·???????? No entity shall import pharmaceutical products of no less than a shelf life of 12 months upon entry.

·???????? Authorized importer intending to import pharmaceuticals shall apply to SQCC department of Quality Assurance and Inspection, filling in application form

Main Distributors:

Somvitalis Pharma https://www.somvitalispharma.com/contact/

Somcare? https://www.somcaregt.com/

Abuubakar-Sadiiq Pharmaceutical Company https://abuubakarsadiiq.so/page/5/Contact-Us

ayo-san Pharmaceutical Import Co Rasmi Pharmaceutical Co https://rasmipharma.com/

Al-Mustaqbal Pharmaceutical Compan https://almustaqbal-pharma.com/?page_id=24

Abraan pharmaceutical company Shaafici Pharmaceutical Import Co https://shafcopharma.com/

Mubarak pharmacy j.j-yar Alla Aamin pharmaceuticals import co https://allaaminpharma.com/

LIBAN AND IIMAN Medical? https://libaniman.com/

Yenisom Healthcare https://www.yenisom.com/

XANAANOPHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY https://xanaano.so/

Qudhac Pharmaceuticals Ltd https://karaadso.com/listing/qudhac-pharmaceutical-company

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