AVMI’s statement on behalf of the African vaccine manufacturers in attendance. 

AVMI-Statement-Addis-Meeting-05-July-2023-Final

https://www.avmi-africa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AVMI-Statement-Addis-Meeting-05-July-2023-Final.pdf


List of Participants

OrganisationName Designation
Africa CDCAkhona Tshangela (Ms)PAVM Program Coordinator
Africa CDCAlain Cubahiro (Mr)PAVM Administrative Assistant
Africa CDCChiluba Mwila (Mr)PAVM Talent Development Lead
Africa CDCDickson Amenya (Mr)Photographer
Africa CDCGideon Olaja (Mr)PAVM Sr. Data Analyst
Africa CDCHuguette NgungSpecial Assistant to the Director General
Africa CDCJean Kaseya (Dr)Director General
Africa CDCKevin Irandagiye (Mr)PAVM Communications
Africa CDCKim SukyoungPAVM Regulatory Advisor
Africa CDCYared Yiegezu ZegiorgisPAVM Sr. Data Analyst
Africa Union CommissionMinata Samate CessoumaCommissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development
African Development BankNazeem Mohamed (Dr)International Pharmaceutical Consultant
African Development BankGhada Abuzaid (Ms)Principal Industrial Program Coordinator
Afrigen BiologicsPetro Terblanche (Prof)Managing Director
Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), EthiopiaAfewor Kassu (Prof)Director General
Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), EthiopiaAlemsegd Abdisa (Dr)Deputy Director General
Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), EthiopiaDereje Nigussie (Dr)Director, Vaccines, Medical devices Diagnostics Directorate
Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), EthiopiaFistum Adinew (Mr)Director, Pharmaceutical & Biological R&D
Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), EthiopiaMarkos Abebe (Dr)Local Vaccine manuf. committee member.
Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), EthiopiaMessay Woldemariam (Mr)Director, Pharmaceutical Industry Development
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings LimitedStavros Nicolaou (Dr)Group Senior Executive: Strategic Trade Development
Atlantic life sciencesDavid Kafui Klutse (Mr)Chief Operations Officer
Atlantic life sciencesDhananjay Tripathi (Mr)Chief Executive Officer
Avacare Global Tadesse Mekonen (Dr)Executive: Clinical, and R&D
AVMITolu Disu (Ms)Board Member
AVMIKirsty King-Matongo (Ms)Administrative Assistant
AVMIPatrick Tippoo (Mr)Executive Director
BioGeneric Pharma S.A.E (BGP), EgyptMina Adel (Mr)Vaccines Unit – Business Development and Regulatory Affairs Manager l Project Coordinator of WHO mRNA Vaccine Technology Transfer Hub Program
BIOLYNX&TIC, BéninLancina SoroCo-founder
BioNTechWilliam Warr (Dr)Senior Vice President Global Health Strategy
Biovac, South AfricaFarrah Losper (Ms)Chief Commercial Officer
Boston Consulting GroupArthur Salaün (Mr)Principal
CHAIPhilip Dorrell (Mr)
CHAIFrauke Uekermann (Dr)Director, Vaccine Markets
CHAISimone Blayer (Dr)Global Head, CMC & NCT, Essential Medicines
DEI Biopharma, UgandaMatthias Magoola (Mr)Chief Executive Officer
DEI Biopharma, UgandaSarfaraz K Niazi (Dr)Advisor
DEK Vaccines | KinapharmaFarhan Khan (Mr)Project Manager
DEK Vaccines | KinapharmaKofi Nsiah-Poku (Dr)Managing Director
Doshi ConsultantsBharat Kumar Doshi (Dr)Director
Doshi ConsultantsSiddharth Doshi (Mr)Director
Egypt: Unified Procurement Authority – UPAHisham Stait (Dr)Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Egypt: Unified Procurement Authority – UPARemonda Shenouda (Dr)
Ethiopian Minister of HealthLia Tadese (Dr)Minister of Health, Addis Ababa FDRE
EuBiologics Co., Ltd, KoreaKyeongHo Min (Dr)Deputy Chief Executive Officer
EuBiologics Co., Ltd, KoreaRachel Park (Ms)Director
European CommissionKatja Meijaard (Ms)Senior Policy Officer Global Health, Ministry of Health
European Commission – GermanyLisa Cavalerie (Ms)
European delegation Addis AbabaAklilu DestaProject Office
European CommissionMartin Seychell (Mr)Deputy Director-General DG INTPA
European CommissionBartlomiej Kurcz (Mr)Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority
European CommissionTobias Mac-Lean (Mr)Policy Officer – Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority
European CommissionWolfgang Philipp (Mr)Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority
EVA Pharma InternationalSylvia Vito (Ms)Africa Head
GAVIBenjamin Rolfe (Mr)Consultant,
Senior Adviser, Development Finance
Gennecs – Emerging MarketsAhmed Hossam Adam (Mr)Investment relations officer
Gennecs – Emerging MarketsNibal Dahaba (Dr)General Manager
Gennecs – Emerging MarketsSherine Shawky (Ms)Public market & vaccines acquisition head
GIZ – GermanyAxel Klaphake (Dr)Director Economic and Social Development, Digitalisation
GIZ – GermanyBernhard von der Haar (Mr)Group leader collaboration with the private sector
GIZ – GermanyKina-Kira Hiller (Ms)Sektorvorhaben Globale Gesundheit
Gruppe Gesundheit, Bildung und
GIZ – GermanyManuel Batz (Mr)BACKUP Health, Head of Component
Vaccine Manufacturing TEI MAV+
Division Economic and Social Development, Digitalisation
Sector and Global Programmes
GIZ – GermanyTobias Buender (Mr)BACKUP Health
Advisor
Division Economic and Social Development, Digitalisation
Sector and Global Programmes
GIZ – GhanaAriane von Maercker (Ms)Head of Component – Support to Vaccine Manufacturing in Ghana
GIZ – GermanyFrancis Kofi Nunoo (Mr)Financial Controller, Ministry of Heath
GIZ – GermanyJasper Sablah (Mr)Technical Advisor – DeveloPPP in Health
GIZ – African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF)Padmashree Gehl Sampath (Dr)Senior Advisor to the President Pharmaceuticals and Health | Office of the President
AfDB Group
GlaxoSmithKline PLCAriane McCabe (Ms)Lead for Global Health Policy & Advocacy and Geneva Advocacy
IFPMAGreg Perry (Mr)Assistant Director General
Innovative Biotech, NigeriaSimon Agwale (Dr)Chief Executive Officer
Institut Pasteur d’AlgérieBenazzouz Safouane (Dr)Benazzouz Safouane
Institut Pasteur de Dakar, SenegalAmadou Sall (Dr)Director General
Institut Pasteur Tunis, TunisiaNizar Laabidi (Dr)Production Manager and Responsible Pharmacist
KENUP FoundationHolm Keller (Mr)Executive Chairman
Kenya Biovax Institute (KBI)Cecilia Wanjala (Dr)Head of Strategy, Planning, Regulatory and Quality.
Kenya Biovax Institute (KBI)Hope Nyambu (Ms)
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)Elijah Songok (Prof)Director General
BDORick Stock (Dr)Director
KrollZachary Held (Mr)Director
KrollStefanie Perrella (Ms)Managing Director
Lion’s Head Global PartnersArnaud Bonnet (Mr)Managing Director
MARBIOYounes Hillali (Mr)General Manager
Medicines Patent PoolIke James (Dr)Head of Technology Transfer
Merck LifescienceChris Masila (Dr)Director – PractHealth Consulting
Merck LifescienceSarah Reynolds (Ms)Regional Strategy Manager – East and West Africa
Mozambique Holdings LimitedDeepak Parayanken (Mr)Executive Director
MSDBrent Kulik (Mr)Director, Global Vaccines Strategy
National Vaccine Institute, GhanaAwuah Baffour (Dr)Acting Director Technical Coordination Directorate
National Vaccine Institute, GhanaWilliam Ampofo (Prof)Chief Executive Officer
Nigeria Integrated Biopharmaceuticals Industries Consortium (NIBI)Amenya Wokoma (Mr)Managing Director/CEO
Nigeria, National Primary Health Care Development Agency NPCDAMaimuna Hamisu (Dr)Head NPSIA
Department of Disease Control & Immunization
Pharmonova ZambiaBokani Soko (Mr)Consultant
Pharmonova ZambiaMohammed Umar (Mr)Chief Executive Officer
Pharmonova ZambiaNtinda Kandeke (Mr)
Procurement and Supply Chain Management at Ministry of Health, GhanaJoshua Bright Eleblu (Mr)Head, Logistics Unit
Procurement and Supply Chain Directorate
Ministry of Health
Revital Healthcare KenyaHarsh MehtaDirector of International Business Development
Revital Healthcare KenyaKrupali ShahTechnical Director
SanofiEsin Ozge KavustuHead of International Funded Public Market
SanofiAdélaïde CejudoVaccine Public Affairs Lead – Zone: Africa and International Public Funded Market (IFPM)
SK Bioscience Co LtdHun KimPresident, Global R&BD
SK Bioscience Co LtdJin S. ParkVP, Head of Global BD
SK Bioscience Co LtdMike An (Dr)Vice President, Head of Global Sales & Operations
SK Bioscience Co LtdOdilov ParvizManager, Office of Global Sales & Operations
Syntegon Technology South Africa (Pty) LtdBrett Willie (Mr)Sales and Service Manager
Team EuropeCatherine DujardinSupport Structure MAV+
Team EuropeLaura Moreno ReyesSupport Structure MAV+
Team EuropeMarianne MoulySupport Structure MAV+
Team EuropeSofia ImadSupport Structure MAV+
The International Vaccine Institute (IVI)Andrea KimBusiness Development Associate
The International Vaccine Institute (IVI)Junhee LeeBusiness Development Manager
Thermo FisherNebiyou HabtemariamPublic Health Developer in the region
Thermo FisherBarend van Vuuren (Mr)Emerging Market Manager
Global Health Equity Business
Thermo FisherMatthew ClaytonBioproduction Lead for the Region
UNCTADErmias BiadglengLegal Affairs Officer, Intellectual Property Unit, Division on Investment and Enterprise
UNCTADJudith AmesoEconomic Affairs Officer
UNCTADTazebeyachew Sintayehu TeferaProgramm Associate
UNCTAD, Regional Office for Africa
UNCTADAlastair WestConsultant
UNECAStephen KaringiDirector, Regional Integration and Trade Division
UNICEFDorcas NoertoftChief of Procurement Services
UNICEFAndisheh Ghazieh,Manager, EPI Unit
Vaccine Center
UnizimaBenoit GregoireBusiness Development Manager & Tech Transfer Sr Expert
UnizimaJohnny VlaminckBusiness Development Manager and licensing expert
UnizimaHala AudiChief Executive Officer
UnizimaNick Bertrand NthahokajaSr Strategic Advisor Africa
USAIDZelalem SahilePQM+ lead
USAIDAlison CollinsHealth Systems Advisor, Office of Health Systems, USAID
Vaccine Access InitiativeCederick Akwesigye (Dr)Group Managing Director
Vaccine Access InitiativeSouleh Semalulu (Dr)Head, Vaccine Division
VACSERA – Biological Products and Vaccines, EgyptRania Mohsen (Dr)The head of Technical Office
WHOMartin Nicholson (Dr)Initiative for Vaccine Research (IVR), Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals (IVB)
FranceAmbassador Rémi Maréchaux (H.E)French Ambassador in Ethiopia and to the African Union
FranceClélia Chevrier Kolacko(Ms)Deputy Director for Sustainable Development at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
FranceJeanne De Wendel (Ms)Global Health Partnerships Unit Lead, Direction for Sustainable Development, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
FranceSarah Rueda (Ms)Global health advisor at the French Embassy in Ethiopia and to the African Union
BelgiumStefaan Thijs (H.E)Ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti
Permanent Representative to the African Union,
IGAD and UNECA
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)Dirk Meyer (Mr)Head, Global Health; Economy; Trade; Rural Development Department,
IVIAnh Wartel (Ms)Deputy Director General, Europe office, / Regional Director,
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, GermanyJürgen Kretz (Mr)Senior Policy Officer, Global health policy and financing,
FranceChristian Ndikumagenge (Ms)Manager, Export Development,
Afrexim BankMorenikeji Adebiyi (Ms)Manager, Trade Finance
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and DevelopmentTania Rödiger-Vorwerk (Dr)Deputy Director-General , Global health; resilience; equality of opportunity
German EmbassyIrina Hoehn (Ms)Political Affairs
kENUP FoundationRichard Krampitz (Mr)

 

Last updated 26 July 2023