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18th - 20th March 2025

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18th - 20th March 2025

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18th - 20th March 2025

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Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos

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18th - 20th March 2025

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Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos

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18th - 20th March 2025

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Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos

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18th - 20th March 2025

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Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos

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AGENDA 2025

Pharma West Africa Conference 2025

Date: Tuesday, 18th – Thursday, 20th March 2025

Venue: Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria

Theme: Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain: The Journey so far

10:30 AM - 10:55 AM

 

 

Opening Ceremony

Director of Ceremony - Pharm Abimbola Adebakin CEO, Advantage Health Africa/PRO, Healthcare Federation of Nigeria

  • National Anthem
  • Welcome Address – Mr Jamie Hill, MD BtoB Events Ltd, UK
  • Address by Chairman Planning Committee, Pharm. Ahmed I Yakasai , mni, FPSN, (Kachallan Kano), Former President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria and Founder/CEO, Pharmaplus Nigeria Ltd

10:55 AM - 11:25 AM

 

Goodwill Messages

  • Remarks by Pharm Babashehu Ibrahim Ahmed, FPSN, Registrar, Pharmacy Council of Nigeria
  • Remarks by Pharm James Kommeh, Registrar, Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone
  • Remarks by Dr Chabi Yossounon, Registrar, Pharmacy Council of Benin Republic
  • Remarks by Dr Ngono Mballa Rose, Head of FDA, Cameroon
  • Remarks by Dr Essa Marenah, Executive Director, Medicines Control Agency, Gambia
  • Remarks by the Registrar of Pharmacy Council of Ghana
  • Remarks by Pharm Tanko Ibrahim Ayuba, FPSN, President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria
 
 

11:25 AM - 11:40 AM

 

 

Keynote Address By

Dr Abdu Mukhtar, National Coordinator, Presidential Initiatives on Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain

11:40 AM - 11:50 AM

 

Address by

The Guest of Honour, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, FPSN, FNAPharm, Director General, NAFDAC

 
 

11:50 AM - 12:00 PM

 

Address by

Guest of Honour, Prof Akin Abayomi, Honourable Commissioner of Health, Lagos State

 
 

12:00 PM - 12:10 PM

 

Address by

The Special Guest of Honour, Dr Salma Ibrahim Anas, Special Adviser to the President on Health

 
 

12:10 PM - 12:20 PM

 

Vote of thanks by

Pharm Isa Abubakar Mohammed Founder/CEO, Medinomic Healthcare Services

 
 

12:20 PM - 12:30 PM

 

  • Group Photograph
  • ⁠Cutting of the Ribbon
 
 

12:30 PM - 13:30 PM

 

Tour of Exhibition

Pharm Isa Abubakar Mohammed Founder/CEO, Medinomic Healthcare Services

 
 

13:30 PM - 13:50 PM

 

 

MC: Pharm Chamberlain Onuoha

  • Chairman of the Session - Prof Lere Baale, CEO, Business School Netherlands International
  • Keynote: Universal Health Coverage(UHC): Bridging Policy, Practice and People
  • Keynote Speaker – Dr Omokhudu Idogho, Managing Director, Society for Family Health (SFH)

13:50 PM - 14:10 PM

 

Panellist 1

Innovative Financing Models for UHC: Blending Financing and Health Insurance Scheme by Dr Njide Ndili, Country Director, PharmAccess Nigeria

 
 

14:10 PM - 14:30 PM

 

Panellist 2

Strengthening Primary Healthcare Systems: Lessons, Challenges and Opportunities by Dr Olamide Okulaja, Technical Assistant to the Lagos State Honourable Commissioner of Health and Health Exonomists at Lagos State Ministry of Health

 
 

14:30 PM - 14:50 PM

 

Panellist 3

Digital Health: Leveraging Technology to Expand UHC Coverage by Guia De Guzman, CEO, Enov8tive International, California, USA

 
 

14:50 PM - 15:10 PM

 

Panellist 4

Tech Product Presentation by Ololade Oni, Digital Transformation Manager, Drugstoc

 
 

15:10 PM - 15:30 PM

 

Q and A

 
 

15:30 PM

 

Closing Remarks, Ahmed Yakasai.

 
 

11:00 AM - 13:00 PM

 

Panel Session 2

 
 

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

 

 

MC: Pharm Mobolaji Ajayi, MD/CEO, Purelife Pharmacy and Transcends Pharmaceuticals Ltd

  • Chairman of Session – Pharm Clare Omatseye, FPSN, FNAPharm, Founder/CEO, JNC International
  • Keynote: Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in Health: A game changer for infrastructure development - Pharm Olufunke Falade, Consultant, Nigeria Infrastructure Fund, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

 

 

Panelist 1

The Healthcare Value Chain in West Africa: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities by Dr Pamela Ajayi, President, Healthcare Federation of Nigeria

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

 

 

Panelist 2

Navigating Regulatory hurdles and quality standards for local pharmaceutical production by Pharm Uche Sonny-Afoekelu Director Registrations & Regulations, R&R, NAFDAC

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

 

 

Panelist 3

Cross-Sector Collaboration: Linking Academia, Industry and Government by Pharm Ignatius G Anukwu, Former Chairman of National Association of Industrial Pharmacists (NAIP)

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

 

 

Panelist 3

Women in Pharmacy Leadership: Driving Innovation and Inclusivity by Pharm Abimbola Adebakin, CEO, Advantage Health Africa/PRO, Healthcare Federation of Nigeria

12:30 PM - 13:30 PM

 

 

Visit the Exhibition

13:30 PM - 15:30 PM

 

 

Panel Three: Theme TBC

MC: Pharm Sesan Ahmed Kareem, Founder/CEO, Hubcare Chairman of the Session: Mr Adham Yehia, Co-founder, Drugstoc

15:30 PM

 

 

Panellists – To be confirmed

Conference closing remarks – Pharm. Ahmed Yakasai

 

 

 

Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association Conference

Theme: The Role of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors in Driving Access to Affordability, Quality - Assured Medicines

Program coming soon…