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Monday June 15, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm EDT
Component Type: Forum
Level: Intermediate
CE: ACPE 1.25 Knowledge UAN: 0286-0000-26-608-L04-P; CME 1.25; RN 1.25

A 60-minute session with AMA, FDA, and partners will review successes in collaboration, explore future opportunities to enhance oversight and access, and conclude with interactive Q&A on advancing harmonized regulatory systems in Africa.

Learning Objectives

Discuss the FDA priorities in regulatory alignment, supply chain resilience, and collaboration in Africa; Recognize how regulators work across regions to improve access, using approaches such as reliance, convergence, and joint inspections to reduce duplication, strengthen resilience, and advance public health.

Chair

Meisha Sampson, MS

Speaker

International Regulatory Cooperation with the African Medicines Agency
Emile Bienvenu

Panelist
Aissatou SOUGOU

International Regulatory Cooperation with the African Medicines Agency
Delese Mimi Darko, MBA, RAC

International Regulatory Cooperation with the African Medicines Agency
Ahmed Mohamed

International Regulatory Cooperation with the African Medicines Agency
Heran Gerba, PHD


Speakers
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Emile Bienvenu

Director General, Rwanda Food and Drug Authority, Rwanda
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Delese Mimi Darko

Director General, African Medicines Agency (AMA) , Rwanda
Dr. Mimi Darko graduated as a pharmacist with an MBA. Her career in food and health products regulation spans over 30 years. Prior to her appointment as AMA's first DG, she rose through the ranks of the FDA to become its first female CEO in 2017. She led FDA’s designation as a Regional... Read More →
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Heran Gerba

Director General, Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA), Ethiopia
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Ahmed Mohamed

Chief Executive Officer, Pharmacy and Poisons Board, Kenya
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Meisha Sampson

Director, FDA, United States
Meisha Sampson is the inaugural Director of the FDA African Medicines Agency Liaison Office within FDA’s Office of Global Policy and Strategy, based at the U.S. Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda, home to the African Medicines Agency. In this role, she advances a collaborative FDA–AMA... Read More →
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Aissatou SOUGOU

Director General, Department of Pharmacy and Laboratories (DPL) , Senegal
Monday June 15, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm EDT
110A The Pennsylvania Convention Center 1101 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
  08: RegPolicy-Strategy-GlobalCollaboration, Forum

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