Compare MEA Countries
Side-by-side comparison of track & trace requirements across the MEA region
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System Overview
| Aspect |
🇧🇭 Bahrain |
🇬🇭 Ghana |
🇱🇧 Lebanon |
🇳🇬 Nigeria |
🇷🇼 Rwanda |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Active | Pilot | Active | Pilot | Pilot | Active | Active | Pilot |
| System Name | NHRA | Unicef TRVST | MediTrack | Traceability Information System (TIS) | Unicef TRVST | RSD | TATMEEN | UNICEF TRVST |
| Authority | National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) | Food and Drugs Authority Ghana | Ministry of Public Health | National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control | Rwanda FDA | Saudi Food and Drug Authority | Emirates Drug Establishment EDE | Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe |
Serialization Requirements
| Level | 🇧🇭 BH | 🇬🇭 GH | 🇱🇧 LB | 🇳🇬 NG | 🇷🇼 RW | 🇸🇦 SA | 🇦🇪 AE | 🇿🇼 ZW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit |
SGTIN |
Batch Level |
SGTIN |
SGTIN |
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| Case/Bundle |
SSCC/SGTIN |
SSCC |
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| Pallet/Shipper |
SSCC |
SSCC |
Reporting Requirements
| Event Type | 🇧🇭 BH | 🇬🇭 GH | 🇱🇧 LB | 🇳🇬 NG | 🇷🇼 RW | 🇸🇦 SA | 🇦🇪 AE | 🇿🇼 ZW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commissioning |
Batch Release |
- | - | - | - |
Before distribution |
Before distribution |
- |
| Aggregation |
On Hierarchy Changing |
- | - | - | - | - |
Before distribution |
- |
| Shipping |
Before Shipping |
- | - | - | - |
At dispatch |
At dispatch |
- |
| Receiving |
Upon receipt |
- | - | - | - |
Upon receipt |
Upon receipt |
- |
| Decommissioning |
Inactivate Unit Product |
- | - | - | - |
Inactivate Unit Product |
Inactivate Unit Product |
- |
| Disaggregation |
On Hierarchy Changing |
- | - | - | - | - |
On Hierarchy Changing |
- |
Technical Specifications
| Specification | 🇧🇭 BH | 🇬🇭 GH | 🇱🇧 LB | 🇳🇬 NG | 🇷🇼 RW | 🇸🇦 SA | 🇦🇪 AE | 🇿🇼 ZW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Data Format |
XML
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XML
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XML
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XML
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XML
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XML
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XML
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XML
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| Integration Method | API | API | API | API | API | API | API | API |
| Barcode Type | DataMatrix (GS1) | DataMatrix (GS1) | DataMatrix (GS1) | DataMatrix (GS1) | DataMatrix (GS1) | DataMatrix (GS1) | DataMatrix (GS1) | DataMatrix (GS1) |