MR. JOHN MWANGI

John currently works at Bayer as Head of Regulatory Affairs responsible for East & West Central Africa Region based in Kenya, responsible for Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health divisions and doubling up as Regulatory Policy & Intelligence Lead for EEMEA Region.  He has previously held different roles in Pharmacovigilance and Quality Control within the Pharmaceutical Industry. […]

MR. ALEX JUMA ISMAIL

Drug Registration Officer at the Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA) I work as a Drug Registration Officer at the Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA) where I am involved in the evaluation of medicinal products dossiers.  Within TMDA, I have been the focal person for the SADC Medicines Regulatory Harmonization Programme (SADC […]

MR. HONORE AYINKAMIYE

Mr HONORE AYINKAMIYE is a Pharmacist with experience of more than 10 years in the pharmaceutical sector, both in private and public institutions, where he has been involved in technical and managerial positions. Currently, he is working with Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA) as a Finished and Active Pharmaceutical Products Registration Specialist. HONORE […]

DR. SYBIL NANA AMA OSSEI-AGYEMAN-YEBOAH

A Pharmacist with 33 years’ experience and 23 years’ experience as Pharmaceutical and Quality Assurance Analyst. She holds MSc. in Pharmaceutical and Quality Control (1999) from KNUST-Ghana and currently a PhD candidate in Public Health Administration and Policy. She is a Fellow of the West Africa Postgraduate College of Pharmacists (2018) as well as a […]

DR. BURHANI OTHMAN SIMAI

Currently Executive Director of Zanzibar Food and Drug Agency (ZFDA). Over 20 years’ experience in strengthening Zanzibar Medicine Regulatory Authority from less resourced Pharmacy Board to the middle-income Food and Drug Agency. He Participated in WHO assessment of Medicine Regulatory System in Sub Saharan African Countries, Devoted, Pioneering and Volunteering in Regional Medicine Regulatory Harmonization […]

MR. KUDAAKWASHE KAPFUMVUTI

Bio: Passionate about Health Products Regulation Access to Safe, Quality & Efficacious Health Products Motivated by success Favorites: Music, Fitness, Travelling, Sport   Career: Pharm (Hons), PG DiP Medicines Development & MBA Senior Manager at SAHPRA since Jan 2021 Regulatory Officer/ Assessor at MCAZ (2.5 yrs.) Regulatory Affairs in Pharma (6.5 yrs.) & FMCG (1.5yrs) […]

MS. NURAN IDRIS

Nuran Idris joined GS1 Global Office in January 2020. She works in the Healthcare team as Healthcare manager for Africa. She is based in Nairobi, Kenya and is originally from neighboring Tanzania.   Nuran’s main role at GS1 is to support countries in Africa in establishing pharmaceutical traceability systems using GS1 standards.   Prior to […]

MR. STAVROS NICOLAOU

Stavros Nicolaou is the Aspen Pharmacare Group’s Senior Executive responsible for Strategic Trade Development. Previously he was CEO of Aspen’s Export Business. Aspen is Africa’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturer and a now world leader in Anaesthetics and injectable anti-coagulants. Aspen is one of South Africa’s most globalised multinational companies with a presence in over 50 geographies […]

MR. NATHAN SEYOUM

External Medicine Dossier Assessor at Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) and the Co-founder & Vice President of East Africa Regulatory Affairs Professionals Association (EARAPA). Mr. Nathan is also an assistant lecturer at the Addis Ababa University, School of Pharmacy, Department of Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics, Medicine Regulatory Affairs program. He graduated from Clinical Pharmacy […]

MR. EMEKA CHUKWURAH

Emeka Chukwurah currently leads the Regulatory Affairs Projects Team at CQRAFF Solutions Ltd. His focus is in simplifying regulatory complexities in West African countries for business growth by creatively interpreting and influencing regulations, bridging knowledge gaps and relationship building between Regulators and the industry. He understands the thinking of regulatory authorities and the regulatory challenges […]