Emmanuel Nkrumah is the Director for the Medical Device, Cosmetics and Household Chemicals Directorate at the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Ghana. He has been a regulatory officer for eighteen years with immense experience in Food, Drugs, Medical devices, Cosmetics and Household chemicals regulation.

Emmanuel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi and a Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Emmanuel is a member of the Food and Drugs Authority’s GMP inspection team (as a GMP Lead inspector) and a member of the Drugs Product Registration Committee of the Food and Drugs Authority.

He is also a member of the Technical Committee (National committee) responsible for drafting standards for the Cosmetics and Household chemicals industry at the Ghana Standards Authority, and also the Ghana Society of Dermatology.

Emmanuel has a strong background in the regulation of medical devices, cosmetics and household chemicals in Ghana, and has been involved in the drafting of a number of policies for the regulation of the medical devices, cosmetics and household chemical industry in Ghana; and has represented Ghana on the international stage having delivered a presentation including Cosmetic Regulation in West Africa.