Dates & Location
16th - 18 th September 2026
Kigali, Rwanda
APH CONVENTION 2026
16th - 18 th September 2026 | Kigali, Rwanda
Preamble
Genesis of the East Africa Pharma & Biotech Platform (EAPB)
Conceptualized by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the 2023 and 2024 editions of EAPB were co-hosted by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the Rwanda Biomedical Center, Government of Rwanda (GoR). Together, these foundational editions aligned regional stakeholders around biotechnology innovation, local manufacturing, and health security, laying the groundwork for structured collaboration across Africa’s pharmaceutical and biotech ecosystem.
The 2025 edition marked an expanded platform, co-hosted with GHSCS, and convened over 400 participants from across Africa and global institutions, strengthening EAPB’s role in partnership building, investment mobilization, and ecosystem development.
Keynote speakers
Dr. Delese Mimi Darko
African Medicines Agency
Dr. Mariatou Tala Jallow
African Pooled Procurement Mechanism
Steering Committee
Mr. Cheikh Tidiane Diagne
Institut Pasteur de Dakar
Ms. Glaudina Loots
University of Pretoria and SAMRC
Mr. John Patrick Mwesigye
EAC RCE-VIHSCM
Advisory Board - Industry
Mr. Emeka Okoli
Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
Mr. Emmanuel Mujuru
Federation of African Pharmaceutical Manufacturer’s Association
Mr. Olugbenga Olayeye
Fidson Healthcare
Mr. Palu Dhanani
Universal Corporation Limited
Advisory Board - Development Partner
Mr. Clément San Sebastian
TEI MAV+ Rwanda, Expertise France
Ms. Amanda Ingabire
GIZ Rwanda
Speakers
Pushpa Vijayaraghavan
SMC
Dr. Abdu Mukhtar
PVAC
Prof. Mesfin Kahissay
University of Addis Ababa
Dheepak Maharaj
UvU Bio
Domefafa Clement Atiso
Strategic Advisor, MINEDUC
Santosh Ramchuran
Research Group Leader and Chief Researcher, CSIR
Prof. Mesfin Kahissay
Chief Operating Officer, Biousawa Biotechnology Inc
Hassan Sefrioui
MAScIR Foundation
Menghis Bairu
Biousawa
Santosh Ramchuran
Olugbenga Olayeye
Co-host
Sponsor
Session Partners
