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Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs in Africa Training Course

Covering the key regions of South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana and Maghreb countries - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia

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19-20 November 2024
+ 24-25 February 2025, 16-17 June 2025, 21-22 October 2025 »
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Course Overview

The value of the African pharmaceutical market is increasing and growth is expected to continue at a rapid pace. There are a number of distinct markets within the region, each with their own economic and regulatory characteristics. This event will explore the key areas of African regulatory affairs, including the new SAHPRA guidelines in South Africa, and will focus on practical aspects to assist with your regulatory activities. The expert speakers will share their knowledge of working in the region and the programme will include interactive discussion sessions to enable you to share experiences with other delegates.

Covering the key regions of Algeria, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Benefits of attending:

Gain an overview of the regulatory requirements within African countries
Understand requirements for company and product registration
Learn practical information on compiling dossiers
Discuss the new SAHPRA guidelines in South Africa
Explore the harmonisation and cooperation initiatives in Africa, including the new African Medicines Agency

Participants will receive a course material folder containing comprehensive documentation provided by the speakers, which will be a valuable source of reference for the future.

This course is part of our Regulatory Affairs Training course collection, which features updates on the latest regulations to registration procedures and strategies.

Who should attend?

This event will be of particular interest to all those who need to learn about successful marketing authorisation applications and regulatory compliance in key African areas. It will be useful as both an introductory and a refresher course on recent developments.

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This course will cover:

Day 1
Day 2

Basic terms & environment

Harmonisation initiatives within Africa

Regional presentations

Each regional presentation will cover:

The development of drug control
- The regulatory authorities
- Other influences
Regulatory submission strategy
- How to determine an appropriate submission strategy
- A practical approach
The development of drug control
- The regulatory authorities
- Other influences
Company and product registration
- Regulations and guidelines
- New products and line extensions
- Labelling requirements
- Registration samples and certification/legalisation
Compilation of the dossiers
- Contents and formats
- Hints on success/failure
- Specific country requirements
Regulatory authority/agency assessment
- Process
- Timelines

South Africa

Influences and changes
The new SAHPRA guidelines
Latest regulatory processes adopted by SAHPRA
Complementary and alternative medicines status
Marketing code for the advertising of medicines

Namibia

Botswana

Zimbabwe

Zambia

Malawi

Tanzania

Kenya

Uganda

Nigeria

Ghana

Maghreb Countries - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia

Final discussion session

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19-20 Nov 2024
24-25 Feb 2025
16-17 Jun 2025
21-22 Oct 2025

Salma Ismail
Twinz Regulatory Affairs Pharmacist Consultants

Salma Ismail is the CEO of Twinz Regulatory Affairs Pharmacist Consultants based in South Africa. Salma has over 20 years of experience within the Pharmaceutical Industry and in Regulatory Affairs, which includes understanding of legislation, technical issues, marketing regulations and training people within the pharmaceutical industry.
Her company is very involved with the submission of product applications for registration to regulatory authorities in South Africa and English speaking Africa for products from a diverse area that includes new chemical entities, generic molecules, biological medicines, complementary medicines including health supplements, medical devices and applications to regulatory authorities within the SADC region. Her company also deals with product life cycle maintenance by dealing with variations for submission to the authorities.
She is also involved in academia by lecturing on relevant pharmaceutical regulatory matters in prestigious universities in South Africa as well as training people from within the pharmaceutical industry environment. Salma is the former Chairperson of SAPRAA (Southern African Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs Association).

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19-20 Nov 2024
24-25 Feb 2025
16-17 Jun 2025
21-22 Oct 2025

Makram Nehme

Makram Nehme is a Regional Regulatory Consultant having relevant experience with multiple multinationals including Parexel international, based in Lebanon. He has more than 10 years’ experience in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industry and is a Regulatory Expert covering the Middle East and North African markets. His experience includes negotiations with the Ministry of Health and Drug Agencies in the region, as well as training of key personnel and he has a proven record in regulatory submissions, analysis, product pricing and reimbursement across the MENA region.

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19-20 Nov 2024

Zahrah Pahad
Twinz Regulatory Affairs Pharmacist Consultants

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19-20 November 2024

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09:00-16:00 UK (London) (UTC+00)
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24-25 February 2025

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16-17 June 2025

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21-22 October 2025

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09:30-16:00 UK (London) (UTC+01)
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04:30-11:00 New York (UTC-04)
Timings may be different for each day
Course code 15250

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EUR 1,589 1,869
USD 1,817 2,129

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* Early booking discounts may not be combined with other discounts or offers. As such, the discounts for 2nd/3rd/4th delegates are based on the full price; and apply only when booking multiple delegates on the same date.

Reviews of IPI's Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs in Africa training course

Presentations/content and speakers were well rounded and provided valuable information for my job that showed the experience they had to give me confidence in the information provided. The whole program, process and all was well worth the cost and time. I will recommend to others - already have!

May 26 2021

Angela Turner United States of America
RA Director,

Nov 11 2020

Very good, especially the opportunity to ask specific questions to the speaker with so much experience on the field.

Laia Gispert Spain
Regulatory affairs Expert, GALENICUM HEALTH, S.L.

Oct 1 2018

Salma Ismail was very good. She did speak with passion and I liked her way how she presented the different topics. Makram Nehme was also very good.

Hildur Sif Pálmarsdóttir Denmark
Submission Manager, LEO Pharma

Oct 1 2018

Fantastic speaker, really experienced and able to give real 'examples' of dealing with the authorities. Lovely to be able to ask questions so readily (rather than at the end of the topic/country) - this made the day much more interesting/interactive, which I much prefer.

Joanne Breare United Kingdom
Regulatory Affairs Coor, Colorcon Ltd

Oct 2 2017

I thoroughly enjoyed the course and would strongly recommend to anyone who is operating in this region, irrespective of whether they are a seasoned pro in this region or new to it.

Mark Pellett United Kingdom
Associate Director, Biogen Idec Ltd

Oct 2 2017

Very satisfied, clear detail that are very helpful

Thomas Carter United Kingdom
Regulatory Project Manager, Abbott Laboratories Limited

Oct 2 2017

Very useful in my day-to-day job, thanks to Selma and Makram for their time and sharing their expertise.

Julia Bradley United Kingdom
Associate Manager, Gilead Sciences International

Oct 4 2016

I learnt a lot from this course, I am glad that it was taught based on experience rather than just being taught the guidelines. The information about how the process actually works rather than how it should work was very helpful.

Olivia Blanchet United Kingdom
Regulatory Affairs Associate, Besins Healthcare

Oct 4 2016

It was an amazing course, the speakers were experienced and the content of the course fitted with my expectations. It was also great to share and compare experiences in the area.

Nicoleta Vizi Romania
Jr. Manager Global Regulatory Affairs, B. Braun Pharmaceuticals