Kwaku Agyeman-Manu born September 6, 1955, is a Ghanaian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Dormaa Central and the Minister of Health. Kweku Agyeman-Manu is a Chartered Management Accountant and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Statistics from the University of Ghana in 1989. Agyemang-Manu served as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee in the immediate-past Parliament and was the acting CEO of the National Health Authority in 2006, and also the Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning under former President J. A Kuffuour’s administration (2001 to 2008), he served in various ministries as a Deputy Minister of State in the following Ministries: Trade and Industry, Interior, Finance, Communications, and Roads and Transport. He has served on the Boards of institutions such as the Small Arms Commission of Ghana, the Ghana Revenue Authority, Bank of Ghana, and the Divestiture Implementation Committee. President Nana Akufo-Addo named Kwaku Agyeman-Manu in May 2017, as part of the nineteen ministers who would form his cabinet.

She is a native of Burkina Faso with over thirty (30) years of experience in international relations, Diplomacy, Governance and peace and security, and humanitarian and social affairs. Previously at the continental level, Amb SAMATE CESSOUMA was the African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs from 2017 to 2021 during which she contribute to advancing the continental agenda for governance, democracy, human rights and stability in Africa. Prior to the above, she was Ambassador of Burkina Faso to Ethiopia, Permanent Representative to the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) from December 2011 to May 2014, she successfully spearheaded key negotiations of the PRC and actively contributed to the outcome of framework agreements and decisions of the Executive council and the AU Assembly. Her Excellency Ambassador Samate is an enthusiastic career diplomat who is passionate about public service and the fight against the scourges of our continent. Her ardent will for a more integrated and peaceful continent, “The Africa We Want” and her commitment to good governance, peace and security and the promotion and protection of human rights and the rule of law, as well as her strong support for women and youth participation in governance processes in Africa, are some of her lifelong advocacies.

Professor Julio Rakotonirina is the Director of Health and Humanitarian Affairs Directorate at the African Union Commission since October 2022. Previously, Professor Julio was based in Madagascar where he worked through the health system, from Primary health care to Director of the University Hospital and in 2019/2020 he was the Minister of Public Health of Madagascar. He has over 20 years of experience working in developing countries, especially in Madagascar, Benin, and Comoros, as an Expert-Consultant, Medical Doctor, Specialist in Public Health (PhD) and Professor in Epidemiology. He has strong and evolving skills in health system management and in epidemic management. As a Researcher, he has worked with co-authors in research/evaluation and published scientific articles (www.researchgate.net/profile/Julio_Rakotonirina). He is actively involved in International and African multidisciplinary expert networks, including Demography Statistics for Africa (DEMOSTAF) project, the PERSUADE-II project and Partnership to enhance technical support for analytical capacity and data use for HIV, TB and Malaria in Southern and Eastern Africa.

Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti is the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa. She is the first woman to be elected to this position and is now in her second term. Dr Moeti obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from the University of London and a Master of Science in Community Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Over the past seven years, Dr Moeti has led a Transformation Agenda that is widely acknowledged to have improved WHO’s performance on emergencies, enhancing accountability and driving progress towards Universal Health Coverage. She leads WHO’s support to the COVID19 pandemic response in Africa. She is a medical doctor and public health expert with more than 41 years of national and international experience. Dr Moeti has worked with WHO for more than 20 years, and prior to this she worked with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) as Team Leader of the Africa and Middle East Desk in Geneva (1997–1999); with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as Regional Health Advisor for East and Southern Africa; and with Botswana’s Ministry of Health as a clinician and public health specialist. 

Professor Adeyeye is the Director General (DG) of Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) where she is leading regulatory and administrative reforms through quality management approach. She currently serves as the Chair of the Steering Committee of the African Medicines Regulatory Harmonization (AMRH) and the WHO-based Global Pediatric Regulatory Network. She earned her B.S from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria and MS and PhD from the University of Georgia, Athens, GA.  She is an expert in research and drug development (R&D), bench-to-bedside translational research and regulatory science. She has mentored over 15 PhD and M.S candidates. She has 5 patents, 65 peer reviewed manuscripts, book chapters and books, and more than 140 scientific presentations.

Dr. David Mukanga is Senior Program Officer Africa Regulatory Systems, where he leads the foundation's support and investments into regulatory systems in Africa. He holds a PhD in International Health.

Margareth Ndomondo-Sigonda, works for AUDA-NEPAD as the Head of Programme. She is responsible for providing technical leadership and strategic oversight on health and pharmaceutical programs such as the African Medicines Regulatory Harmonization (AMRH) Initiative, the establishment of African Medicines Agency as a specialized agency of the African Union (AU), and promotion of local production of pharmaceuticals in Africa.  She currently leads the regulatory workstream of the AU Partnerships for African Vaccines Manufacturing (PAVM) Framework. She previously served as Chief Pharmacist and Registrar of Pharmacy Board of Tanzania (1998-2003) and as the first Director General of the Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority (2003-2010).  She holds a PhD in Pharmacology from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Chimwemwe Chamdimba is a Principal Policy Specialist at the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). She is responsible for health policy and regulatory reforms, regional harmonization and partner coordination. Chimwemwe has contributed to key continental policy processes including the African Union Model Law on Medical Product Regulation; the Treaty for the establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA); the AU Private Sector Engagement in Health Framework; the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA-2024); and African Union Health Strategy. She is currently coordinating programmes on Health System Strengthening, TB, Occupational Health and Safety, and private sector engagement in health at the AUDA-NEPAD. She is leading partner engagement towards African Medicines Regulatory Harmonization (AMRH) technical support to the operationalization of AMA.