Colombia

Instituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos - INVIMA

Chairperson
Dra. Blanca Elvira Cajigas de Acosta (invimadg@invima.gov.co)

Organisation administrator's name or contact person
invimaqr@invima.gov.co (Dra. Ruth Patricia Díaz Vega secgeneral@invima.gov.co)

Telephone number: (57) - 1 - 2948700

Physical address
Carrera 68D # 17 - 11/21 Bogotá

Country
Colombia

Institution website address
http://web.invima.gov.co/portal/faces/index.jsp?id=#

Organisation Info.

In what sector does the institution operate
Public Sector

On what basis does the institution operate
Non-for-profit

Type of Organisation
Other

What is the institutional affilliation of your Organisation
Government

Level of operation

What is the level of operation
National

Finances

Does your organisation have a dedicated budget for research for health?
Public Sector

From what sources does the research budget come?
National government

Are members of your organisation compensated/remunerated for their work
Yes

Facilities

Does your institution have its own
Offices, Telephone, Fax line, Computer, Internet Connection, Photocopier

Details of Members

Are members of your organisation compensated/remunerated for their work
Yes

Human resources development

Does your organisation have a dedicated budget for research for health? Yes

From what sources does the research budget come?: National government

Misión:

Garantizar la Salud Pública en Colombia, ejerciendo inspección, vigilancia y control sanitario de carácter técnico-científico sobre los asuntos de su competencia.

Visión:

En el 2010 el INVIMA será reconocido a nivel nacional por su liderazgo en la gestión del sistema nacional de vigilancia sanitaria y a nivel internacional por ser un referente técnico-científico en los asuntos de su competencia.