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Virtual

Oct 13, 2025 9:30 AM - Oct 15, 2025 4:00 PM

(W. Europe Standard Time)

Middle East & Africa Conference (MEA)

Dive into three impactful days of knowledge-sharing, innovation, and collaboration at the virtual MEA conference from 13–15 October.

SESSION 4: Sample Management

Session Chair(s)

Neveen  Kamel

Neveen Kamel

Regulatory Affairs Head North Africa, Egypt & French-speaking Africa, Merck Group, Egypt

Zainab  Aziz, MSC, RPH

Zainab Aziz, MSC, RPH

Associate Director- Regulatory Policy MEA, Novartis, South Africa

Overview: This session will explore challenges associated with sample provision for Post-Approval Changes and promote best practices in Sample Management, leveraging Reliance pathways. The session will also highlight the development of a unified laboratory framework for sample testing through the Network of African Reliance Laboratories (NARL), the growing importance of post-marketing surveillance, share effective risk management strategies for product release post-importation and emphasise capacity building for local laboratories to detect substandard and falsified medicines.

Speaker(s)

Zainab  Aziz, MSC, RPH

Zainab Aziz, MSC, RPH

Associate Director- Regulatory Policy MEA, Novartis, South Africa

Streamlining Sample Management to Strengthen Health Outcomes in Africa

Joerg  Garbe, PHD, MSC

Joerg Garbe, PHD, MSC

IFPMA In-Country Testing Taskforce Lead; Global Quality Manager & Policy Lead, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Switzerland

Reliance Frees up Capacity for Efficient Post-Marketing Surveillance of Medicines

Neven  Ahmed

Neven Ahmed

Reliance team leader, Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA), Egypt

Sample Management in the Context of Reliance for NDA and PACs

Noha Mohamed Reda Arram

Noha Mohamed Reda Arram

Head of Drug Quality Control Laboratory - Pharmacy & Drug Control Department, Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Qatar, Qatar

Sample Management overview – Qatar Experience

Assane  Coulibaly

Assane Coulibaly

CEO / Director General, Autorité Ivoirienne de Régulation Pharmaceutique (AIRP) / Ivorian Pharm RA, Côte d'Ivoire

Panel Discussion with Q&A (With the additional participation of):

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