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Hotel Casa Amsterdam

Nov 18, 2025 8:30 AM - Nov 20, 2025 4:00 PM

Eerste Ringdijkstraat 4, NL-1097 Amsterdam, Netherlands

Global Forum for Qualified Persons for Pharmacovigilance (QPPV)

This Forum continues to be the ONLY conference designed by QPPVs, for QPPVs - uniting leaders, subject matter experts, and peers in a dedicated setting for open exchange, practical learning, and professional growth.

Session 3 – Part II: Update on International Activities and Collaboration – Focus on Africa

Session Chair(s)

Shahinaz  Badr, PharmD

Shahinaz Badr, PharmD

Pharmacovigilance Consultant and PVQA Auditor - EMEA

Independent Consultant, United Arab Emirates

Elspeth  McIntosh, MBA, RN

Elspeth McIntosh, MBA, RN

Director

Castle Pharmacovigilance Ltd, United Kingdom

This year's session will focus on international cooperation and joint collaboration between national and regional regulators, as well as international organizations. As examples we will look at the role of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in advancing patient safety in Africa, hear updates on the development of the African Medicines Agency and learn more about the development of the QPPV role in an individual African country.

Speaker(s)

Chimwemwe  Chamdimba

Updates on the African Medicines Agency

Chimwemwe Chamdimba

African Union Development Agency-NEPAD, South Africa

Principal Programme Officer-African Medicines Regulatory Harmonisation Program

Demeke  Amare

EFDA: Ethiopia's Initiative on Training QPPVs

Demeke Amare

Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA), Ethiopia

Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Trial expert

Deirdre  McCarthy, MSc

Deirdre McCarthy, MSc

Gates Foundation, United States

Pharmacovigilance Lead, Regulatory System Strengthening

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