[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- 22 December 2024 - The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) congratulates the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) on its historic milestone of earning the WHO's Maturity Level 3 (ML3) designation for medicines regulation, marking Egypt as the first African nation to achieve this status for both medicines and vaccine regulation. This remarkable milestone highlights Egypt's leadership in advancing regulatory excellence and strengthening health security across the continent.