MR. QUTAIBA AL MANASEER
Qutaiba Al Manaseer is the Corporate Affairs Director for the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region at AstraZeneca. With more than 17 years’ experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, Qutaiba draws on his extensive knowledge and expertise to lead the Corporate Affairs agenda across the five core units which make up the MEA Area – African, […]
MS. SIMGE SASMAZ
Simge Sasmaz is a principal aligned to Consulting Services in IQVIA based in Dubai. Simge has strong expertise in consulting supporting local, regional, and international clients within the healthcare, including pharmaceutical companies, consumer healthcare clients and financial institutions. With over 15 years of pharma & strategy consulting experience in developed and emerging markets, she successfully led […]
DR. ANTHONY HAMA
Dr Anthony Hama has a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana and an Executive MBA from the Paris Graduate School of Management. He has worked in the Pharma/medical device (IVD and Non-IVD industry) for the past 20 years in Ghana and abroad with managerial […]
MR. SAMUEL ASANTE-BOATENG
Samuel Asante-Boateng is a Ghanaian by birth and about 56 years of age. He is a professional pharmacist trained at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Ghana 30 years ago and has also done further studies in MSc Pharm. Technology at the University of Bradford in UK. He has taken certificate courses […]
MR. FARAI B. MASEKELA
Farai joined the MCAZ in 2011 and has been involved in regulatory affairs for over 10 years. He has been involved with the ZAZIBONA collaboration since its inception in 2013. Farai has coordinated the ZAZIBONA dossier assessment activities since 2015.
DR. LUCAS NYABERO KIMANGA
He graduated from Doctor of Pharmacy (MCPHS University, USA). After graduating he worked as a clinical pharmacist, owned, and ran a pharmacy, co-founded a Silicon Valley healthcare technology company, and ran a preventive healthcare company. Dr. Lucas is a co-patent holder for a neuropathic pain product. He is a certified pharmacogenetics/ pharmacogenomics pharmacist, Certified Immunization […]
MS. ANGELA CONWAY
With over 40 years of experience gained across all business areas and numerous industries, Ms. Angela has uniquely placed herself to be able to operate strategically and operationally within the Clinical Research Arena. She has qualifications in Hotel Management, honours in Industrial Psychology and is a Chartered Accountant. Angela has, over the years undergone intensive […]
DR. CATHERINE MWENDWA MAINA
Dr. Catherine Mwendwa Maina (Kenya) is a pharmacist with over 13 years’ of experience in the industry (community, hospital and industrial pharmacy). She is currently the Regulatory Affairs Lead East Africa & Sub regional LPVRP –Kenya at Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. She is keen on leadership, thrives in problem solving activities, takes pride when out of […]
DR. AMIT N. THAKKER
A visionary entrepreneur and an industry captain, Dr. Amit N. Thakker, has been a ground-breaking pioneer in the integration of private sector within the healthcare system in Africa. Dr Thakker actively supports governments, corporates, health organizations and development partners to foster effective public private partnership initiatives towards improved health outcomes. He is the executive […]
DR. AHMED OGWELL OUMA
In addition to his current title, he is also the founding Deputy Director, and, in these roles, he has led the strategic work and oversight of Africa CDC. He works closely with African Union Member States and partners to deliver on the mandate of Africa CDC of preventing and controlling diseases in Africa. Ahmed […]