2021 Africa Webinar

Control & Traceability of Medical Devices and equipment

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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

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