Nairobi, Kenya – Dr. Ahmed Mohamed, Director of Health Products and Technologies at the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, hosted experts from the Africa CDC for the Diagnostics Advisory Committee (DAC). Their visit aimed to comprehend the diagnostics regulatory framework within a National Regulatory Agency (NRA).

The team dedicated time to explore the PPB laboratory systems supporting the Performance and Validation of In-Vitro Diagnostics as part of the Market Authorization process.

Present at the meeting were Dr. Noah Fongwen, Diagnostics Access Lead at Africa CDC, Dr. Yenew Kebede, Head of Division for Laboratory Systems at Africa CDC, Prof. Hicham Oumzil, Chair of the Diagnostics Advisory Committee, and Dr. Paulyne Wairimu, PPB’s Head of Medical Devices and Diagnostics.