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Session 4: Workshop C - Clinical Trials in Africa – Challenges and opportunities in building capacity; Room B05+06
Session Chair(s)
Vincent I. Ahonkhai, MD, FAAFP
Senior Advisor, Global Health
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United States
Kirti Narsai
Director, Government Affairs and Policy
Johnson & Johnson Medical, South Africa
Delese Mimi Darko, MBA, RPh, RAC
Chief Executive Officer
Food and Drugs Authority, Ghana
Chair: Vincent I. Ahonkhai
Moderator: Kirti Narsai
Rapporteur: Delese Mimi Darko
Participants will hear from regulators and industry about the status of clinical trials in Africa. The capacity building situation and its impact in multi-regional clinical trials, the role of the Regulators in reviewing the trial protocol to ensure safety for its population, the appropriateness of its scientific design, and that the protocol will be executed ethically will also be discussed
Speaker(s)
Clinical Trials in Africa: Challenges & Opportunities in Capacity Building
Delese Mimi Darko, MBA, RPh, RAC
Food and Drugs Authority, Ghana
Chief Executive Officer
Clinical Trials: Challenges & Opportunities in Building Capacity in Africa
Kirti Narsai
Johnson & Johnson Medical, South Africa
Director, Government Affairs and Policy
Clinical Trials Capacity in Africa: challenges and solutions
Thomas Nyirenda, MD, MS
European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), South Africa
South-South Networking and Capacity Development Manager
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