Leaders shaping patient safety in Africa
The Summit brings together patients, leaders, experts and practitioners responsible for preventing medication-related harm — system designers, evidence interpreters, frontline truth providers and patient knowledge holders.
A continental platform of leading voices
Featuring leading voices from across Africa and beyond who are advancing patient safety, medicines regulation, pharmacovigilance and patient protection.
H.E.
Dr Delese Mimi Darko
Director General
African Medicines Agency
Dr. Lenias Hwenda
Chief Executive Officer
Medicines For Africa
H.E.
Dr Yvan Butera
Minister of State for Health
Ministry of Health, Republic of Rwanda
Regulatory and health-system leaders taking part
Directors-general of national and continental regulators, ministers and global-health leaders joining the Summit alongside our featured keynote voices.
Dr Raju Tajudeen
Acting Deputy Director General
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
Dr Mohamed Yakub Janabi
WHO Regional Director for Africa
World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO)
Professor Moji Christianah Adeyeye
Director-General
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Nigeria
H.E.
Dr Ali Al-Ghamrawy
Chairman
Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA), Egypt
Mr Richard Tendai Rukwata
Director General
Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ)
Dr Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela
Chief Executive Officer
South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), South Africa
Dr Neelam Dhingra, MBBS, MD
Vice President and Chief Patient Safety Officer
Joint Commission International (JCI)
Prof. Emile Bienvenu
Director General
Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA), Rwanda
Dr Aissatou Sougou
Director General
Agence Sénégalaise de Réglementation Pharmaceutique (ARP), Senegal
Dr Adam Mitangu Fimbo
Director General
Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA)
Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Manso Opuni
Acting Chief Executive Officer
Food and Drugs Authority (FDA Ghana)
More keynote speakers, panelists, workshop facilitators, patient advocates and medicines safety experts will be announced over the coming months.
Every session reflects a balanced ecosystem perspective
This approach avoids the expert-heavy bias often found in regulatory conferences and strengthens practical relevance and impact.
The diversity of actors who influence patient safety
Medicines Regulators
National and continental regulatory leaders responsible for strengthening medicines oversight, safety, quality and public trust.
Healthcare Professionals
Physicians, pharmacists, nurses, patient safety specialists and healthcare leaders working directly with patients.
Patient Organisations & Community Voices
Patient advocates, community leaders and civil society ensuring patient experiences inform safety efforts.
Researchers & Academic Leaders
Experts generating evidence for safer medicines, stronger safety systems and better patient outcomes.
Industry & Innovation Leaders
Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics, digital health and healthcare technology organisations.
Public Health & Policy Leaders
Leaders strengthening medicines safety, patient protection and coordinated action across the ecosystem.