Tuesday, 26 September 2023

11:00 | Opening Remarks
            Dr Pamela Ajayi, President, Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN), Lagos, Nigeria      

11:15 | Welcome and Introductions of Speakers and Conference Overview

Session 1

11:30 | Opening Keynote: Igniting change: Mobilising healthcare in West Africa for a sustainable future
            Dr Salma Anas, Special Adviser to President of Nigeria on Health      

12:15 | Universal Health Coverage (UHC): A practical and financially viable approach
            Dr Mamessile Aklah, Minister of Health Togo, Lome, Togo

13:55 | Panel Discussion: The Business of healthcare - Public and Private integration, making it work

            Moderator: Njide Ndili, Country Director, PharmAccess Foundation, Lagos, Nigeria
            Panelists:
              • Dr Emmanuella Zamba, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Health Management Agency, (LASHMA) Lagos, Nigeria
              • Dr Chibuzo Opara, Co-founder and CEO, DrugStoc, Lagos, Nigeria
              • Prof. Ahmed Ahidjo, Chief Medical Director, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria

14:30 | Lunch break | Exhibition visit

Session 2

15:15 | Innovation in Africa: Video on innovations around Africa
            TBC

15:30 | Panel discussion: Creating an enabling environment to thrive in West Africa

            Moderator: Irene Nwaukwa, Managing Director, INC Consulting Africa, Nigeria
            Panelists:
              • Dr Chibuzo Opara, Co-founder and CEO, DrugStoc, Nigeria
              • Debo Adulana, Chief Innovation Officer, Evercare, Nigeria
              • Isaac Nkrumah, Managing Director, Medrx Solutions Limited, Accra, Ghana
              • Rory Assandey, Founder, La Ruche Health, Abidjan, Cote D’ivore

16:40 | Conclusion and Thanks

17:00 | End of Conference