
Dr. Karim Wanga
Dr. Karim Wanga is a pharmacist by training and graduated with a Master of Pharmacy degree in Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance from the University of Nairobi, and he has completed a fellowship program in Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2022.
He is currently working as a Pharmaceutical Expert at the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), which is one of the African Union (AU) Regional Economic Communities comprising seven (7) countries. He supports the Medicines Regulation Harmonization (MRH) program and the Health Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Resilience (HEPRR) program, which focuses on access to quality health products, including building capacity for local production of vaccines and pharmaceuticals. He worked previously at the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) for over ten (10) years across various regulatory functions, which include regulatory inspections, pharmacovigilance & post-marketing surveillance, and Clinical trials. He has a special interest in drug utilization studies and medicines regulatory sciences.
Dr. Karim has a vast experience at a regional and continental level, where he has participated in various technical working groups (TWGs) on the regulation of medical products as well as the development and review of policy documents such as regulations, strategies, guidelines, and other regulatory frameworks.