President Kagame backs operational launch of Africa Medicines Agency as Rwanda hosts headquarters
Dr. Delese Mimi Darko, the Director-General of the African Medicines Agency (AMA), has held a high-level discussion with the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, to finalise plans for the full operationalisation of the agency in a move to advance continental health security.
The African Medicines Agency, established under the African Union, is a cornerstone of the continental health architecture.
Operating within the Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, the AMA is poised to work closely with sister institutions like the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to deliver on the AU's health priorities.
This collaborative meeting in Kigali, widely seen as a major leap forward in ens...