Direction de la Pharmacie et des Laboratoires — République de Djibouti
Djibouti DPL · Djibouti · africa
Djibouti's pharmacy / laboratory directorate — leech-specific authorisation pathway not independently verified by ASH.
Regulatory Profile
- Agency type
- national regulator
- Region
- africa
- Country
- Djibouti
- Leech status
- unregulated
- Last ASH review
- 2026-05-28
- Website
- https://sante.gouv.dj
Relevant Regulation Codes
- Djibouti Code de la Santé Publique and amendments
- IGAD regional cooperation arrangements where applicable
Prescriber Requirements
- Djibouti Conseil National de l'Ordre des Médecins–registered physician — order required for any biomedical device application
- Allied health professional application under physician supervision per institutional protocol
Supply Chain & GMP
Djibouti DPL registration as applicable; French and Arabic-language labelling. Standard cold-chain conditions, with logistical constraints typical of Horn-of-Africa distribution.
Import/Export Rules
Djibouti DPL and Direction de l'Élevage et des Services Vétérinaires clearance for live invertebrates; CITES Appendix II paperwork for Hirudo medicinalis / verbana.
Reimbursement Context
Djibouti's CNSS (Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale) coverage depends on inpatient bundling; outpatient hirudotherapy is generally not separately reimbursed.
ASH Editorial Notes
Leech-specific authorisation pathway not independently verified by ASH; falls under general medical-device / traditional-medicine framework as appropriate.
Related Jurisdictions
EDA — Egypt
Egypt's Egyptian Drug Authority (formed 2019, replacing the older CAPA / Central Administration of Pharmaceutical Affairs) — leech therapy regulated as a medical device with parallel traditional-medicine context.
SAHPRA — South Africa
South Africa's SAHPRA (created 2018, replacing the Medicines Control Council) — leech therapy regulated as a medical device under the Medicines and Related Substances Act; traditional-health practitioners under separate THP Council.
NAFDAC — Nigeria
Nigeria's national agency for food and drug administration and control — leech-specific regulatory pathway has not been independently verified by ASH.
DMP Morocco — Morocco
Morocco's Directorate of Medicines and Pharmacy under the Ministry of Health — leech-specific regulatory pathway has not been independently verified by ASH.