AFRICA WEBINAR · HEALTHCARE · 2021 · REPLAY AVAILABLE
Control & Traceability of Medical Devices and equipment
Medical device & equipment market is very dynamic in Africa but reliant mainly on imports, the continent bearly produces any medical devices (exceptions on some low risk medical devices in somes countries) as the cost and sale of locally produced products are more expensive than those imported therefore discouraging lo
Session program
About this session
Key takeaways
- Medical device & equipment market is very dynamic in Africa but reliant mainly on imports, the continent bearly produces any medical devices (exceptions on some low risk medical devices in somes countries) as the cost and sale of locally produced products are more expensive than those imported therefore discouraging local endeavours.
- The importance of training to ensure you have the right skills to manage technical platforms and assure maintenance, have access and maintain them
- For medical device regulation, we are looking at 3 main pillars to be considered - Classification of medical devices is one of the 3 pillars for medical device regulation -The second pillar nomenclature, a service that the regulatory system gives to other professional areas in the healthcare system, which are involved or used in the management or use of medical devices - And the 3rd pillar is the principles of medical devices regulation
Countries represented
Algeria
Benin
Cameroon
Chad
Côte d'Ivoire
Congo Republic Of The
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Namibia
Nigeria
Rwanda
Tunisia
Attending experts
Stanislav Kniazkiov
Technical Officer for regulation of medical products, WHO Afro
June Madete
Biomedical Engineer in Kenya & senior lecturer at Kenyatta University
Audience
- Bachir Alouache, director of pharmaceutical activities and regulation, Ministry of Pharmaceutical Production, Algeria
- Yossounon CHABI, Director General of the Benin Agency for Pharmaceutical Regularization, Benin
- Dr. Eba Simon Pierre, Ministry of Health Cameroon
- Dr Christian Herve Doudouho, Ministry of Health Cote d’Ivoire
- Fred NGAKIENI, Director of Information and Communication Technologies, Ministry of Health, Republic of Congo
- Dr Hassan Moussa Hassan, Pharmaceutical Inspector, Ministry of Health, Djibouti
- Regasa Bayisa (B.Pharm, MSc), Director, Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment Management Directorate, Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia
- Dr. Nicholas Adjabu, Ministry of Health of Ghana
- Dr Tracy Njonjo, Advisor, Ministre of Health of Kenya
- Mercy Aburam, Ministry of Health of Ghana
- Dr Hanitra Ravelojaona, Director of the Madagascar Medicines Agency, Ministry of Public Health of Madagascar
- Dr Mahavany Nicole, Director of Pharmacy, Laboratories and Traditional Medicine, Ministry of Health Madagascar
- Geoffrey Kadewere, Director of Health Support & Services, Ministry of Health of Malawi
- Lavinia Mbongo, Head of Quality Surveillance Laboratory,Ministry of Health Namibia
- Dr. John Oladejo, Director, Health Emergency Preparedness & Response, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
- Dr Corneille Ntihabose, Ministry of Health Rwanda
- Dr Nathalie Umutoni, Ministry of Health Rwanda
- Mr Donatien Bajyanama, Ministry of Health Rwanda
- Mr Edward Kamuhangire, Ministry of Health Rwanda
- Abdelhak Fouda, Deputy Director of Infrastructure and Equipment, Ministry of Public Health Chad
- Dr Narassem Mbaïdoum, Technical Director General of Planning and CooperationMinistry of Public Health and National Solidarity, Chad
- Said Gharbi, Director of Equipment, Ministery of Health, Tunisia
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