Ms. Zukiswa Raditladi 

Ms. Zukiswa Raditladi is the Director of Licensing and Enforcement in Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority. She has more than 20 years working experience in the various regulatory environments, standardization as well as research sectors. Her current role oversees the operational functions of inspections and licensing of pharmaceutical premises, laboratory services, import and export control, and enforcement. She joined BoMRA in 2018 as the […]

Mrs. Sakhile Dube-Mwedzi

Program Co-ordinator - (SADC MRH), ZAZIBONA

Mrs. Sakhile Dube-Mwedzi is the Co-ordinator for the SADC Medicines Regulatory Harmonization (SADC MRH) Programme. A pharmacist by profession and a regulatory scientist at heart, Sakhile has been involved with the programme since 2015. Her role and responsibility are to support the Host Agency – the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe and the SADC Medical […]

Dr. Rachel Juliet Mujawimana

Inspector of Drugs – Uganda National Drug Authority

Dr. Rachel J. Mujawimana is a seasoned pharmacist serving as an Inspector of Drugs at the Uganda National Drug Authority, with a focus on the regulation of medicines and medical devices. She holds an MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Trinity College Dublin, a BPharm (Hons) from Universidad de Oriente, Cuba and an MBA from the Uganda […]

Dr. Nancy Ngum

Dr. Nancy Ngum: Public Health Officer – AUDA–NEPAD

Dr. Nancy Ngum is a Public Health Expert at the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) working under the African Medicines Regulatory Harmonization (AMRH) initiative. Her primary responsibility is focused on the operationalization of the African Medicines Agency (AMA), by supporting the coordination of the Regional Medicines Regulatory harmonisation programmes in Africa. She is also leading […]

Mr. Arthur Sichivula

Mr. Arthur Sichivula

Mr. Arthur Sichivula is a highly experienced Digital Health Expert with over 19 years in the Information and Communication Technology sector, including 15 years specializing as a Digital Regulatory ICT Expert. He has led the design, development, and successful implementation of complex health regulatory systems, most notably the Integrated Regulatory Information Management System (IRIMS) for […]

Mr. Abebe Alamneh Kassahun

Vice Chairman - East Africa Regulatory Affairs Professionals Association (EARAPA), Senior Medicine Registration Expert - Ethiopia Food and Drug Authority (EFDA)

Mr. Abebe Alamneh Kassahun has been working as a Senior Medicine Registration Expert at the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) since 2016. He is also a Lead GMP Auditor for pharmaceutical companies and has visited more than 30 international manufacturers in different countries. In addition, he is the Vice Chairman of the East African […]

Ms Khanyisile Nkuku

Ms Khanyisile Nkuku in her current role contributes her expertise in the assessment and registration of medical devices & IVD’s in South Africa in an effort to promote medical device & IVD access on a global scale, with a particular focus on African countries. She has over 6 years experience within the medical device regulatory […]

Dr. Madira Litedu

Madira Litedu is the Medicine Registration Officer at SAHPRA with over 12 years’ experience. Her job entails evaluating the safety, quality and efficacy aspects of new applications (New chemical entities, generics pre-registration) SAHPRA, ICH, FDA and WHO guidelines for MRF, CTD and eCTD applications. To enhance patient access to medicines, she supervised a PhD student, publishing articles to promote transparency between SAHPRA, pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers and clinical research organisations. Before joining MCC, she worked as a research scientist at Chemical Process Technologies, developing methods for cost-effective animal healthcare products to match or exceed local & international product trends as well as to satisfy customer expectations. Dr. Litedu obtained her BSc, BSc (Hons), and MSc from the University of the Free State and a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Dr. Madira Litedu is the Medicine Registration Officer at SAHPRA with over 12 years’ experience. Her job entails evaluating the safety, quality and efficacy aspects of new applications (New chemical entities, generics pre-registration) SAHPRA, ICH, FDA and WHO guidelines for MRF, CTD and eCTD applications. To enhance patient access to medicines, she supervised a PhD […]