The strategic challenge of Researchand Development for health sovereignty
- Moderator 1 : Prof. Souleymane MBOUP (Senegal), Executive Director IRESSEF and Co-President of the Prix Galien Afrique Jury
- Moderator 2: Mr. Bahati NGONGO, Director West and Central Africa, Gates Foundation
Panelist 1: Research and Development: State of Play, Challenges and Prospects
- Dr Krishna UDAYAKUMAR (USA),Founding Director of the Duke Global Health Innovation Center, Duke University
Panelist 2: Capacity Building in R&D in Africa
- Dr. John MATHABATHE (South Africa), Medical Director, Specialist in Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Vaccinologist, University of Pretoria
Panelist 3: Regulation and regulation of R&D in Africa ,
- Ms fabienne Benoist (France), PhD, MPH, Head of Regulatory Sciences Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)
Panelist 4: R&D Funding in Africa:
- Prof. Michael MAKANGA (Uganda), Executive Director & Chair of the Management Board, European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)
Panelist 5: Role of Bilateral and Multilateral Partners in the Development of R&D in Africa:
- Prof. Rhoda WANYENZE, (Uganda) Dean and Professor School of Public Health, Makere University
Panelist 6: Place and Role of the Private Sector in Research and Development:
- Prof Coumba TOURÉ KANE (Senegal), Researcher specialized in Microbiology and Virology of Infectious Diseases, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar