Empower School of Health proudly contributed to Africa's regulatory harmonization at the 8th Regulatory Capacity Development Technical Committee (RCD-TC) and Regional Centres of Regulatory Excellence (RCOREs) Meeting, held 15-17 December 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, and convened by AUDA-NEPAD. Our Founder and Executive Director, Prof. Paul Lalvani, delivered a keynote presentation titled " Strengthening Africa's Regulatory Workforce," emphasizing the urgent need for competency frameworks amid rapid medical knowledge growth—doubling every 73 days—and persistent gaps in regulatory staffing, turnover, and expertise across National Medicines Regulatory Authorities (NRAs).

Key Meeting Highlights and Empower's Role

The meeting addressed core objectives under the African Medicines Regulatory Harmonization (AMRH) Programme, including RCD-TC leadership, CARSP operationalization roadmap, and RCOREs guidelines. Prof. Lalvani's session focused on Empower's proven learning architecture: scalable digital platforms with 100+ accredited courses (e.g., pharmacovigilance, GMP, validation), customizable skill-pods for hands-on training in QC/GLP and inspections, and partnerships with WHO, FIP, Africa CDC, and 30+ African institutions. These solutions support RCOREs in delivering multilingual, stackable training to professionalize regulators for the African Medicines Agency (AMA).

Path Forward for Regulatory Excellence

Outcomes from Nairobi includes endorsed RCOREs sustainability plans, validated training impact frameworks, and CARSP roadmaps—positioning Empower as a key enabler for continental regulatory science. By bridging academia, NRAs, industry, and RCOREs, we foster a professionalized workforce for safe, quality medical products across Africa.