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Medicines for Africa We are Africa's consistent voice on patient safety! We are based in Johannesburg South Africa, but we work all over the continent.

We are an African-led, patient-focused social enterprise with a mission to protect patient safety by ensuring medicines.

We are delighted to announce Nozipho Tshabalala as the Leadership Forum Facilitator for the Africa Patient Safety Summit...
21/08/2026

We are delighted to announce Nozipho Tshabalala as the Leadership Forum Facilitator for the Africa Patient Safety Summit 2026, taking place on 16–17 September in Kigali.

Nozipho is a best-selling author and CEO of The Conversation Strategists, where she designs and facilitates high-stakes conversations in complex political, economic and social environments. She is a trusted adviser to executives, governments and global institutions, and is known for distilling complexity into insight and convening conversations that drive measurable, lasting impact.

At the Africa Patient Safety Leadership Forum, Nozipho will guide the discussion, connect perspectives from across the patient safety ecosystem and support the clear synthesis of Summit contributions into practical priorities and outcomes that advance patient safety across Africa.

We look forward to the clarity, energy and discipline she will bring to this important conversation.

Learn more: www.africapatientsafetysummit.org







Today medication related harm remains one of the most significant and preventable threats with substandard and falsified...
18/08/2026

Today medication related harm remains one of the most significant and preventable threats with substandard and falsified medical products continuing to harm patients everywhere on this continent.” - Dr Lenias Hwenda, CEO Medicines For Africa

We need healthcare professionals who are on the frontline giving these medicines to patients







💉 Medicines can be unsafe in different ways.💊 Falsified and substandard medicines are different problems, but both ca...
12/08/2026

💉 Medicines can be unsafe in different ways.

💊 Falsified and substandard medicines are different problems, but both can put patients at risk.

Understanding the difference helps us detect, report and prevent harm.

Patient safety depends on safe, quality-assured medicines at every stage of the supply chain.





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11/08/2026

Mark Your Calendars 🗓️, Book Your Flights ✈️! Africa’s First Patient Safety Summit hosted by Medicines for Africa in partnership with the African Medicines Agency is coming to Kigali!

Join in Kigali on the 16th & 17th of September to safeguard patient health and medicine safety.

Register Here ⬇️
https://www.africapatientsafetysummit.org/register





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Welcoming two new members to the Scientific Advisory Committee of the inaugural Africa Patient Safety Summit.Dr Joël Ouo...
10/08/2026

Welcoming two new members to the Scientific Advisory Committee of the inaugural Africa Patient Safety Summit.

Dr Joël Ouoba - Pharmacist and Pharmacoepidemiologist at Burkina Faso’s National Centre for Safety Monitoring of Health Products 🇧🇫

Dr Vivian Akwuaka- Director of Patient Safety and Governance at the African Medical Centre of Excellence in Nigeria 🇳🇬

Joël and Vivian bring immense expertise in patient safety and we are delighted to have them contribute to the Committee’s work as we continue to shape an African-led agenda for safer medicines and safer healthcare.











07/08/2026

Want to network with the major stakeholders guarding patient safety in Africa?

Register for the inaugural Africa Patient Safety Summit and enjoy catered dinners, networking sessions and insightful conversations.

Click on the link to register 👇:
https://www.africapatientsafetysummit.org/register

📆 16-17 September, 2026
📍Kigali Convention Centre, Rwanda

Hosted and Convened by Medicines for Africa in partnership with the African Medicines Agency







📅 Have you registered for the inaugural Africa Patient Safety Summit yet?There are only a few days left to register at a...
28/07/2026

📅 Have you registered for the inaugural Africa Patient Safety Summit yet?

There are only a few days left to register at a reduced rate. Early Bird registration for the Africa Patient Safety Summit ends this Friday on July 31.

🖇️ Register on this link 👇
https://www.africapatientsafetysummit.org/register

📍 Join us from 16-17 September, 2026, in Kigali, Rwanda, under the theme "Protecting patients from medical-related harm"







Joshua Wamboga has joined the Scientific Committee of the Africa Patient Safety Summit 2026.Joshua is a long-standing pa...
27/07/2026

Joshua Wamboga has joined the Scientific Committee of the Africa Patient Safety Summit 2026.

Joshua is a long-standing patient advocate and public health leader from Uganda, with extensive experience working to improve access to quality healthcare and address inequities in resource-limited settings. He joins the Committee from the Uganda Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (UAPO).

As the Committee continues refining the programme, Joshua will contribute his experience of patient and community realities to the discussions and to the practical actions we want the Summit to produce.

The Africa Patient Safety Summit takes place on 16–17 September 2026 at the Kigali Convention Centre.

Early-bird registration closes this Friday, 31 July.
Register via this link 👇.
https://www.africapatientsafetysummit.org/register







📣 The programme for the Africa Patient Safety Summit 2026 is taking shape.With less than eight weeks to go, our Scientif...
25/07/2026

📣 The programme for the Africa Patient Safety Summit 2026 is taking shape.
With less than eight weeks to go, our Scientific Committee is now sharpening the sessions, confirming the perspectives that need to be represented and ensuring that the Summit leads to practical outcomes.

Patients and caregivers will remain visible throughout the programme.

The Africa Patient Safety Summit doesn't end when delegates leave Kigali. It's being designed as the beginning of a longer process through which priorities are agreed, responsibilities are identified and progress can be followed.

🗓️On 16–17 September 2026, we will bring the medicines ecosystem together in Kigali to confront the gaps between what our systems promise and what patients experience and to agree what must happen next to bring alignement between the two.

🖇️Register today via this link👇.
https://www.africapatientsafetysummit.org/register







When cancer treatment is not working, do we ever question the medicine?🦠 When cancer progresses despite treatment, clini...
23/07/2026

When cancer treatment is not working, do we ever question the medicine?

🦠 When cancer progresses despite treatment, clinicians consider disease biology, treatment resistance, dosing and individual patient factors.
But another possibility can be much harder to investigate:
Was the medicine itself what it was supposed to be?

👩🏾‍⚕️ Dr Nomsa Tsikai shares her challenges as a clinical oncologist in Harare, and why quality medicine is patient safety, ahead of our Africa Patient Safety Summit this September in Kigali, Rwanda.

📖 Read the full article on this link 👇
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/medicines-for-africa_patientsafety-medicinequality-apss2026-activity-7486064819276800003-SPCF?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAGo5IXIBunp5YWkB3hBHQDaL-n7ectP6rEQ







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