Africa Patient Safety Summit — Medicines for Africa
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Speakers & experts

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.

Featured speakers

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.

Dr Delese Mimi Darko

H.E.

Dr Delese Mimi Darko

Director General

African Medicines Agency

More keynote speakers, panelists, workshop facilitators, patient advocates and medicines safety experts will be announced over the coming months.

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Speaker approach

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.

Patient perspectives and lived experience
Frontline clinical and healthcare delivery perspectives
Regulatory and health system leadership
Life sciences industry and medicines supply chain perspectives
Scientific, technical and research expertise
Community, implementation and public health perspectives
Who will be speaking

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.

Interested in speaking or contributing?

We welcome regulators, healthcare professionals, patient advocates, researchers and innovators working to strengthen patient safety.