Dr. Saida Foughalia is the Deputy Director at the Directorate of Medical Device Registration within the Algerian Ministry of Pharmaceuticals.

A Principal Physician, she previously served as Head of Materiovigilance at the National Centre for Pharmaco- and Materiovigilance, and as Project Manager for “Patient Safety Related to Medical Devices” from 2012 to 2015.

Dr. Foughalia is deeply engaged in strengthening the national regulatory framework for medical devices and promoting patient safety, quality, and performance within the healthcare system.

She represents Algeria at the AfriSummit, a continental platform dedicated to advancing medical device regulation in Africa.