The National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), an independent authority in the Ministry of Health established in 2015 through an Act of Parliament. NMRA plays a leading role in protecting and improving public health by ensuring medicinal products available in the country meet applicable standards of safety, quality and efficacy. The Authority regulates medicines, medical devices, borderline products, clinical trials and cosmetics. The National Medicines Quality Assurance Laboratory (NMQAL), charged with ensuring the quality of medicinal products, also functions under the purview of the NMRA.