Digital Health Africa 2024 (DHA-2024): The Future of Healthcare on the Continent:
This International Conference has been hosted by Fundisa African Academy for Medicines Development, together with Stellenbosch University (School for Data Sciences and Computational Thinking and Division of Clinical Pharmacology) and Pharmacometrics Africa.
It offered an overview on recent advancements in digital health, telemedicine, and artificial intelligence within Africa's healthcare sector and their transformative potential on the future of healthcare in Africa.
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Regulatory capability enhancement:
Fundisa African Academy of Medicines Development is strongly involved in the medicines regulatory course "Dossier Assessment for Clinical Assessors Within African Regulatory Agencies". Interested scientists from organisations outside Medicines regulatory Agencies are also invited to attend. Stakeholders of this programme are SAHPRA, MCAZ (Zimbabwe)
and Ghana FDA, together with Fundisa African Academy of Medicines Development, Pharmacometrics Africa NPC, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the University of Witwatersrand.
The third iteration of this course has ended with the formal graduation ceremony by Wits University on 4 April 2024. We are proud of the enthusiastic group of successful participants who will make a difference in the medicines regulatory landscape of Africa.
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Education and Training in Pharmaceutical Medicine, Medicines
Development and Regulation for Scientists Worldwide:
Recognising the importance of education and training in medicines development and regulation and the various initiatives in this field worldwide, Fundisa African Academy of Medicines Development participates in a Research Project with the journal "Frontiers in Pharmacology" on this topic.
Submissions of publication manuscripts are very welcome
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The Cross-Disciplinary Mathematical Modelling Symposium was held as virtual event on Saturday of 9 December 2023. The aim was to bring together scientists from totally different disciplines to talk about concepts and applications of mathematical modelling and simulation. The symposium was attended by up to around 100 delegates, with speakers from the fields of quantum computing, personalised medicine, pharmacoeconomics, agriculture, climate change and epidemiology.
There is a critical skills gap on the African continent in medicines development and regulatory sciences. Aligned with this need, Fundisa African Academy of Medicines Development has been established in 2014 with the mission to provide leadership and to promote teaching and capability enhancement in these disciplines in South Africa and other African countries.
Using the strong local and international professional networks of its Directors, this aim is accomplished by:
- Fostering and promoting teaching and training in medicines development and regulation and/or related sciences in South Africa and other African countries;
- Organising workshops, webinars and courses;
- Development of young scientists;
- Promoting communication and cooperation between teaching institutions, industry and regulatory agencies.
Fundisa African Academy of Medicines Development (FAAMD) is registered as a non-profit Company (Companies and Intellectual Property Commission of South Africa (CIPC), NPC 2014/104973/08; PBO 930054211), and is based in Cape Town, South Africa.
International Symposium (CMMS-2023) hosted by Fundisa African Academy for Medicines Development, together with Stellenbosch University (School for Data Sciences and Computational Thinking and Division of Clinical Pharmacology) and Pharmacometrics Africa.
