“The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Saudi Arabia, represented in the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), has reached maturity level four (ML4) for medicines and vaccines regulation.Achieving maturity level four, the highest level of WHO’s classification for regulatory authorities, reflects SFDA’s sound and credible requirements aimed at ensuring drug safety and improving general health. SFDA is the first national regulatory authority in the Eastern Mediterranean and the third worldwide to achieve ML4 based on the benchmarking exercise of the WHO.” 

Saudi Arabia regulatory system becomes third to reach WHO Maturity Level 4 [World Health Organization]