Day 1 - Wednesday 20th March
Official Opening Ceremony
10:30am - 10:40am
Director of Ceremony
Pharm Abimbola Adebakin - Founder & CEO, Advantage Health Africa / PR Secretary, Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN)
Welcome Address
10:40am - 10:45am
Jamie Hill - MD, BtoB Events Ltd.
Address by the Chairman
10:45am - 10:50am
Conference Planning Committee
Pharm Ahmed I Yakasai - mni, FPSN, FNAPharm (Kachallan Kano), Managing Director, Pharmaplus Nigeria Ltd
Goodwill Messages
10:50am - 11:20am
Pharm Babashehu Ibrahim Ahmed - FPSN, FPC, Registrar, Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN)
Pharm Abdul Rauf - Registrar, Pharmacy Council of Ghana
Dr Ngono Mballa Rose - Director General, Lanacome Cameroon
Mr James Kommeh - Head of Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone
Dr Pamela Ajayi - President, Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN)
Address by the President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria
11:20am - 11:35am
Prof Cyril O Usifoh - FPSN, FNAPharm, President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria
Official Opening of the Exhibition & Conference
11:35am - 11:50am
Special Guest Honour
Prof Mojisola Adeyeye FPSN, FNAPharm, Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
Vote of Thanks
11:50am - 12:00pm
Conference Planning Committee
Pharm Maureen Ebigbeyi, FPSN Managing Director of Zahex Ltd
Exhibition Visit
12:00pm - 01:00pm
Session 1
01:00pm - 03:30pm
Leveraging New Frontiers in Pharma to Drive Universal Health Coverage
Leveraging New Frontiers in Pharma to Drive Universal Health Coverage
01:10pm - 01:40pm
Master of Ceremony
Pharm Sesan Ahmed Kareem, CEO Hubcare
Chairman of the Session
Dr Njide Ndili, Country Director, PharmAccess Nigeria
Keynote Speaker
Pharm Clare Omatseye - FPSN, FNAPharm, Managing Director, JNC, International Ltd
Pharma Regulations: Supportive or Stifling the sector?
01:40pm - 01:55pm
Pharm Babashehu Ibrahim Ahmed - FPSN, Registar, Pharmacy Council of Nigeria
The Role of NAFDAC in driving Universal Health Coverage vis-a-vis 5 plus 5 policy
01:10pm - 01:40pm
Pharm Uche Sonny-Afoekelu - Director, R&R, NAFDAC
The Role of the National Health Insurance Act (NHIA) 2022 in the Attainment of Universal Health Coverage
02:10pm - 02:25pm
Dr Olamide Okulaja - Technical Assistant to the Lagos State Honorable Commissioner of Health and Health Economist at the Lagos State Ministry of Health
Branding of NHIS Medicines by Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
02:25pm - 02:40pm
Dr Jimmy Adeyeye Arigbabuwo - Former President of the Healthcare Providers Association of Nigeria (HCPAN) and National Chairman HCPAN Committee on NHIA & Health Insurance Matters
Panel and Audience Engagement - Q and A Session
02:40pm - 03:15pm
Vote of Thanks
03:20pm - 03:25pm
Pharm Joke Bakari, Managing Director, MedPlus
Day 1 Closing Remarks
03:15pm - 03:30pm
Pharm Ahmed I Yakasai - MNI, FPSN, FNAPharm (Kachallan Kano), Managing Director, Pharmaplus Nigeria Ltd, Chairman, Conference Planning Committee
