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#317: Partnerships and Collaboration: How to Drive Clinical Trial Success in Africa
Wednesday June 18, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
209ABC
Component Type: Session
Level: Intermediate
CE: ACPE 1.00 Knowledge UAN: 0286-0000-25-623-L04-P; CME 1.00; RN 1.00

Partnerships are crucial to overcoming the challenges clinical trials face in Africa. We will present the current landscape, provide key pointers on navigating it, and share case studies demonstrating the key importance of involving Africa in trials.

Learning Objectives

Recognize the importance of including Africa in clinical trials; Identify challenges of conducting clinical trials in Africa; Apply knowledge to successfully conduct global clinical trials in Africa.

Chair

Kwaku Marfo, PharmD, MBA, MPH

Speaker

Harnessing Partnerships and Collaboration to Sustain the Ecosystem
Chimwemwe Chamdimba

Clinical Trial Conduct In Africa: Current Regulatory Systems and Regulations
Yvonne Adu-Boahen

Unlocking Clinical Research to Drive Access to Innovation
Beno Nyam Yakubu, DVM


Speakers
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Yvonne Adu-Boahen

Head of Clinical Trials Department, Food and Drugs Authority, Ghana
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Chimwemwe Chamdimba

African Medicines Regulation Harmonization Programme Head, African Union Development Agency-NEPAD, South Africa
Chimwemwe Chamdimba heads the African Medicines Regulatory Harmonization Initiative at AUDA-NEPAD. She manages the AMRH Programme, supports AMA operationalization, and drives policy reforms connecting regulatory strengthening to local medical product manufacturing. A health policy... Read More →
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Kwaku Marfo

Africa Market Development Specialist, IQVIA, Ghana
Kwaku Marfo currently holds a role of Market Development Specialist for sub-Sahara Africa with IQVIA. Kwaku is a dynamic Life Sciences leader with 18 years of experience in Pharma and Global Health across US, Europe and Africa markets in diverse therapeutic areas such as Hematology... Read More →
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Beno Yakubu

Head of Clinical Trial Department, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration, Nigeria
Dr Yakubu background training is Veterinary Medicine, have undergone related trainings on vaccines, epidemiology, Bioethics, and other regulatory activities for over 20 years. has attended many WHO trainings on Vaccines regulatory activities. Dr Yakubu has been involved in the review... Read More →
Wednesday June 18, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
209ABC Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW Washington, DC 20001-3614 USA
  02: ClinTrials-Ops, Session

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