AfiadataKe/ppb-kenya-recalls-dataset

---
license: cc-by-4.0
language:
- en
pretty_name: PPB Kenya Recalls
tags:
- healthcare
- pharmaceuticals
- drug-safety
- kenya
- africa
- recalls
- regulatory
size_categories:
- n<1K
configs:
- config_name: recalls
data_files: recalls_combined.csv
default: true
- config_name: rapid_alerts
data_files: rapid_alerts.csv
- config_name: manifest_recalls
data_files: manifest_recalls.csv
- config_name: manifest_rapid_alerts
data_files: manifest_rapid_alerts.csv
- config_name: curation_log
data_files: curation_log.csv
---

# PPB Kenya Recalls

Structured data on medicine and medical device recalls and rapid alerts issued by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) of Kenya, covering 2016 to 2025.

## Load the dataset

```python
from datasets import load_dataset

# Recall notices (default)
recalls = load_dataset("afiadata/ppb-kenya-recalls", "recalls")

# Rapid alerts
alerts = load_dataset("afiadata/ppb-kenya-recalls", "rapid_alerts")
```

Or with pandas directly:

```python
import pandas as pd

recalls = pd.read_csv("https://huggingface.co/datasets/afiadata/ppb-kenya-recalls/resolve/main/recalls_combined.csv")
alerts = pd.read_csv("https://huggingface.co/datasets/afiadata/ppb-kenya-recalls/resolve/main/rapid_alerts.csv")
```

## Dataset structure

### recalls (183 records, 2016–2025)

| Column | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| `year` | Year the recall was issued |
| `date` | Date of the recall notice |
| `recall_ref` | Official PPB reference number (`REC/YYYY/NNN`). Empty for pre-2022 records. |
| `product_name` | Brand name of the recalled product |
| `inn_name` | International Non-proprietary Name (generic name) and strength |
| `batch_no` | Affected batch number(s) |
| `manufacturer` | Manufacturer name and country |
| `reason` | Reason for recall as stated in the PPB notice |

### rapid_alerts (62 records, 2018–2025)

| Column | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| `year` | Year the alert was issued |
| `date` | Date of the alert |
| `title` | Full title of the alert |
| `pdf_url` | URL to the PDF on the PPB website, where available |
| `pdf_filename` | Corresponding local PDF filename, if available |
| `product_type` | Product category (Medicine, Medical device, Excipient) |
| `source` | Issuing body (PPB or WHO) |
| `manufacturer` | Stated or confirmed manufacturer |

## Additional files

The full dataset repository also includes:

- `recalls_full_text.jsonl` — extracted text from recall PDFs (digital + OCR)
- `rapid_alerts_full_text.jsonl` — extracted text from rapid alert PDFs
- `manifest_recalls.csv` — PDF-to-record linkage for recalls
- `manifest_rapid_alerts.csv` — PDF-to-record linkage for rapid alerts
- `curation_log.csv` — documents manual corrections and records needing review
- `recall_pdfs/` — source PDF documents
- `rapid_alerts_pdfs/` — source PDF documents

See `data_dictionary.md` for full column definitions.

## Source

All records originate from the PPB website (pharmacyboardkenya.org). Rapid alerts include both PPB-issued notices and WHO alerts circulated by PPB.

## Citation

```bibtex
@dataset{afiadata_ppb_kenya_recalls_2026,
author = {Afiadata},
title = {PPB Kenya Recalls Dataset},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Hugging Face},
url = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/afiadata/ppb-kenya-recalls}
}
```

## License

CC BY 4.0 — free to use, share, and adapt with attribution.

**Attribution:** PPB Kenya Recalls Dataset, compiled by Afiadata. Original source: Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya (pharmacyboardkenya.org).

---
许可证: CC BY 4.0
语言:
- 英语
显示名称: PPB 肯尼亚召回数据集
标签:
- 医疗保健
- 制药行业
- 药品安全
- 肯尼亚
- 非洲
- 药品召回
- 监管
样本量类别:
- 不足1000条
配置项:
- 配置名称: recalls
数据文件: recalls_combined.csv
默认配置: 是
- 配置名称: rapid_alerts
数据文件: rapid_alerts.csv
- 配置名称: manifest_recalls
数据文件: manifest_recalls.csv
- 配置名称: manifest_rapid_alerts
数据文件: manifest_rapid_alerts.csv
- 配置名称: curation_log
数据文件: curation_log.csv
---

# PPB 肯尼亚召回数据集

本数据集包含肯尼亚药房与毒药管理局（Pharmacy and Poisons Board，简称PPB）发布的药品、医疗器械召回及快速预警结构化数据，时间覆盖2016年至2025年。

## 加载数据集

python
from datasets import load_dataset

# 召回通知（默认配置）
recalls = load_dataset("afiadata/ppb-kenya-recalls", "recalls")

# 快速预警
alerts = load_dataset("afiadata/ppb-kenya-recalls", "rapid_alerts")

或直接通过 Pandas 加载：

python
import pandas as pd

recalls = pd.read_csv("https://huggingface.co/datasets/afiadata/ppb-kenya-recalls/resolve/main/recalls_combined.csv")
alerts = pd.read_csv("https://huggingface.co/datasets/afiadata/ppb-kenya-recalls/resolve/main/rapid_alerts.csv")

## 数据集结构

### recalls 配置（183条记录，2016–2025年）

| 字段名 | 字段说明 |
|--------|----------|
| `year` | 召回发布年份 |
| `date` | 召回通知发布日期 |
| `recall_ref` | PPB官方参考编号（格式为`REC/YYYY/NNN`），2022年之前的记录此字段为空 |
| `product_name` | 召回产品的品牌名称 |
| `inn_name` | 国际非专利名称（International Non-proprietary Name，简称INN，即通用名）及规格 |
| `batch_no` | 受影响的产品批次编号 |
| `manufacturer` | 生产企业名称及所在国家 |
| `reason` | PPB通知中列明的召回原因 |

### rapid_alerts 配置（62条记录，2018–2025年）

| 字段名 | 字段说明 |
|--------|----------|
| `year` | 预警发布年份 |
| `date` | 预警发布日期 |
| `title` | 预警完整标题 |
| `pdf_url` | PPB官网PDF文档链接（如可获取） |
| `pdf_filename` | 本地对应的PDF文件名（如可获取） |
| `product_type` | 产品类别（药品、医疗器械、辅料） |
| `source` | 发布机构（PPB或世界卫生组织（World Health Organization，简称WHO）） |
| `manufacturer` | 列明或确认的生产企业 |

## 附加文件

完整数据集仓库还包含以下文件：
- `recalls_full_text.jsonl`：从召回通知PDF中提取的文本（数字化文本+光学字符识别（Optical Character Recognition，简称OCR）结果）
- `rapid_alerts_full_text.jsonl`：从快速预警PDF中提取的文本
- `manifest_recalls.csv`：召回通知的PDF与数据集记录关联表
- `manifest_rapid_alerts.csv`：快速预警的PDF与数据集记录关联表
- `curation_log.csv`：记录手动修正内容及待审核条目
- `recall_pdfs/`：召回通知源PDF文件目录
- `rapid_alerts_pdfs/`：快速预警源PDF文件目录

完整字段定义请参阅`data_dictionary.md`文件。

## 数据来源

所有数据均源自PPB官网（pharmacyboardkenya.org）。快速预警数据包含PPB发布的官方通知及PPB转发的WHO预警。

## 引用格式

bibtex
@dataset{afiadata_ppb_kenya_recalls_2026,
author = {Afiadata},
title = {PPB Kenya Recalls Dataset},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Hugging Face},
url = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/afiadata/ppb-kenya-recalls}
}

## 许可证

CC BY 4.0许可证：可自由使用、分享及改编，但需注明出处。

**署名要求：** PPB肯尼亚召回数据集由Afiadata汇编，原始数据来源为肯尼亚药房与毒药管理局（pharmacyboardkenya.org）。