JOINT MEDIA ADVISORY

Theme: “PMPA+10: Where are we?”

INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

What: Meeting on the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan for Africa (PMPA)

When: 28 - 29 November 2015

Where: African Union Commission Headquarters, Conference Hall

Time: Starting from 9:00 AM

Who: Organised by the African Union Commission in collaboration with NEPAD
Agency and the World Health Organization (WHO)

Objective: The objective of this meeting is to review the progress made so far
on the implementation of the Pharmaceutical manufacturing Plan for
Africa (PMPA), identify challenges and opportunities to further
advance the sector for improved access to much needed medical
products on the continent and pave the way forward for the future of
the pharmaceutical industry and related sectors

To take stock of progress in the implementation of the PMPA;

Participants: The meeting will bring together Members of the Technical
Committee, AU PMPA Joint secretariat, International Organizations
and key stake holders

Background:
The Technical Committee Meeting highlighting the need for a pharmaceutical manufacturing plan for Africa is important in Africa’s efforts efforts to strengthen its capacity and contribute to the improvement of public health outcomes as well as social economic and industrial development.

Significant progress at a continental, regional and national level has been made since the commitment by the Heads of State and Government Assembly Decision 55madein Abuja in 2005 and other subsequent decisions to promote the development of a sustainable pharmaceutical manufacturing industry on the continent taking full advantage of the TRIPS flexibilities and bolstering of research and development.

PMPA technical committee (TC) was established in 2007 to provide technical guidance to African Union Commission (AUC) on the strategic approach to promoting the development of the African pharmaceutical sector.

The TC is composed of 12 member states from across the five regions of the AU namely: East (Kenya, Ethiopia), West (Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal), North (Libya, Egypt), Central (Cameroon, Burundi), South (South Africa, Angola, Mozambique); representatives from 8 regional economic communities and representing steering committees on AMRH; academia and African pharmaceutical manufacturers associations (FAPMA
.

Media representatives are invited to cover the event.

For more information, please contact:

Janet Byaruhanga | Health Officer, Social Affairs Department | African Union Commission I E-mail: ByaruhangaJ@africa-union.org Tel: +251115182226

George Makateto | Social Affairs Department E-mail: African Union Commission I E-mail: gmakateto@yahoo.com

Recardo Dunn | NEPAD Agency I E-mail:ricardod@nepad.org | Tel: (+27) 11 256 3600

For Media inquiries contact:
Wynne Musabayana | Deputy Head of Division | Information and Communication Directorate | African Union Commission | Tel: (251) 11 551 77 00 | Fax: (251) 11 551 78 44 | E-mail: MusabayanaW@africa-union.org | Web: www.au.int|Addis Ababa | Ethiopia

Directorate of Information and Communication | African Union Commission I E-mail: DIC@african-union.org I Website: www.au.int I Addis Ababa | Ethiopia

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