National Health Surveillance Agency

National Health Surveillance Agency

The National Health Surveillance Agency (in Portuguese, Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária, ANVISA) is an autonomous organ of the government of Brazil. It is "an independently administered, financially-autonomous regulatory agency, with security of tenure for its directors during the period of their mandates. The Agency is managed by a Collegiate Board of Directors, comprised of five members." [1]

References

  1. ^ ANVISA's official website in English

See also

  • List of regulatory organs of Brazil

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