The Laboratory Technical Committee (LTC) is an expert advisory body established under the Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices (Laboratory Analysis of Medical and Non-Medical Products) Regulations, 2021 to support the Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA) in safeguarding public health through excellence in laboratory analysis.

Purpose and Mandate

The LTC provides specialist advice to the TMDA Director General on all matters related to the analysis of regulated and non-regulated products, helping to ensure quality, safety, and compliance with national and international standards.

Composition

The Committee is composed of members with extensive expertise in:

1. Pharmaceutical analysis, quality control, and quality assurance
2. Microbiology and chemistry
3. Laboratory technology and biomedical engineering
4. Biotechnology and radiology
5. Statistics and related scientific fields

Experts are appointed for a three-year term, renewable for one further term. The Committee may also appoint specialists with unique skills when specific technical expertise is required.

Core Functions

The LTC advises on:

1. Development and validation of analytical methods
2. Laboratory analysis of medicines, medical devices, diagnostics, and other products
3. Development of laboratory training programmes
4. Management of laboratory accreditation schemes
5. Review and improvement of analytical processes
6. Identification of research priorities
7. Recommendations on analysis costs, fees, and charges
8. Waste management practices
9. Laboratory quality management systems and Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
10. Any other matters related to laboratory operations and performance

List of members of LTC.

No.	Name of the member	Title	Specialty	Institution/Organization
1	Prof. Eliangiringa Kaale	Member	Pharmaceutical Quality Control and Quality Assurance specialist	Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
2	Prof. Willy Urassa	Member	Medical Microbiology and Virology Specialist	Retired
3	Prof. Rafael Sangeeda	Member	Microbiology Specialist	Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
4	Prof. Valence Mathias Kessy Ndesendo	Member	Specialist in Pharmaceutics and Nanotechnology	St. John University
5	Ms. Charys Ugullum	Member	Laboratory management expert	Retired Laboratory expert
6	Ms. Beatrice Lyimo	Member	Laboratory management expert	Retired Laboratory expert
7	Ms. Emma Msuya Lekashingo	Member	Laboratory management expert	Retired Laboratory expert
8	Ms. Agnes Mneney	Member	Laboratory management expert	Retired

The tenure of the Committee is three (3) years upon which members may be re-appointed for one more duration.