Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency
The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Portuguese: Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária, Anvisa, literally National Health Surveillance Agency) is a regulatory body of the Brazilian government, created in 1999 during President Fernando Henrique Cardoso's term of office. It is responsible for the regulation and approval of pharmaceutical drugs, sanitary standards and regulation of the food industry.
| Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 26 January 1999 |
| Jurisdiction | Federative Republic of Brazil |
| Headquarters | Brasília, Brazil |
| Employees | 2206 |
| Annual budget | R$ 3.261.331.118.216,00 (2019) |
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| Website | https://www.gov.br/anvisa/ |
The agency bills itself as "an independently administered, financially autonomous" regulatory body. It is administered by a five-member collegiate board of directors, who oversee five thematic directorates, assisted by a five-tier oversight structure. Since September 2018 the agency is headed by Antonio Barra Torres.
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