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PharmaReg AfriSummit 2026

Dr. Ali Abdullahi Arale

Position: Ag. Director, Medical Products and Health Technologies And the Chief Principal Regulatory Officer (CPRO) for the Product Evaluation and Registration Department, Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), Kenya
Categories: MD 2026

Over 15 years of experience in regulation, including assessments of Medicines, vaccines, medical devices, diagnostics, and Emerging Technologies.
Regulatory Inspections, including Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) inspections, Market Surveillance, and Pharmacovigilance,

Technical areas of expertise include:

  • Providing scientific and technical expertise on registration of Health Products;
  • Reviewing scientific and regulatory assessments of Marketing Applications;
  • Supporting reliance and joint review approaches;
  • Advising on regulatory standards, guidelines, and best practices;
  • Contributing to continental capacity strengthening;
  • Supporting emergency regulatory preparedness where relevant