In the Spotlight
Empower Swiss Driving Pharmaceutical Workforce Strengthening Across Nigeria.
Empower Swiss, SARL has played a key role in Nigeria’s pharmaceutical workforce development through stakeholder engagements led by the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC). At the 8–9 October 2025 workshop on enhancing local manufacturing and supply chains for malaria commodities, Empower emphasized addressing industry capacity gaps via digital training and self-regulation. The event, in collaboration with National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), and partners such as the World Bank, highlighted Empower’s digital learning framework and Centre of Excellence for Digital Training as vital to aligning training with PVAC’s national manufacturing capacity-building goals.
Empower presented a detailed situational analysis at the PVAC-Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) Consultative Meeting in Lagos on September 11-12, 2025, highlighting critical workforce and supply chain gaps in Nigeria’s pharmaceutical sector. These findings are now driving the creation of tailored digital training solutions through Empower Academy Nigeria—a transformative initiative that integrates competency development, policy strengthening, financing facilitation, and infrastructure enhancement.
Projects Updates
Building Advocacy for Strengthening Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Workforce for the African Continent at AHMTEC 2025, Ghana, in partnership with Health 4 Development (H4D), Vizuri Health Dynamics and Federation of African Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (FAPMA)
Empower School of Health made a dynamic impact at the African Healthcare Manufacturing Trade Exhibition and Conference (AHMTEC 2025), held from October 7–9 at the Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana, spotlighting workforce development as critical to Africa’s pharmaceutical manufacturing future. The landmark “Compete for Talent” panel, moderated by Prof. Paul Lalvani, convened global thought leaders to discuss bridging skills gaps and nurturing innovation through digital learning and industry-academic partnerships. The panelists included industry (CODIX from Nigeria and Sartorius from Germany), founders (GIZ and IFC/World Bank), and policy makers (Africa CDC).
Key takeaways included the call for greater collaboration between government, industry, and donors to build sustainable talent pipelines and drive Africa’s health sector to global excellence.
Defining the need of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Workforce in Senegal, in partnership with GIZ and the Government of Senegal
Empower Swiss brought dynamic energy to the GIZ Senegal Validation Workshop, focusing on strategic capacity building for the local pharmaceutical manufacturing workforce. Through an interactive SWOT analysis with stakeholders, the workshop identified core strengths and key challenges including innovation and financing hurdles while spotlighting opportunities for aligning with global standards and advancing social inclusion. These insights are shaping a responsive, world-class training plan designed to translate workshop findings into actionable priorities that directly benefit Senegal’s pharmaceutical manufacturing workforce and industrial sustainability.
Generating Advocacy for Continental Pharmaceutical Manufacturing at the 8th Galien Forum in Senegal, Africa
The 8th edition of the Galien Forum Africa was held from 28th to 31st October 2025 in Dakar, Senegal, under the timely theme, "Health Sovereignty: An Imperative for Africa." This important gathering brought together leaders and experts dedicated to advancing Africa’s health autonomy.
On 31st October, Prof. Paul Lalvani, Founder and Executive Director of Empower School of Health, had the distinct honor of co-moderating the session on "Drug Sovereignty in Africa" alongside HE Michel Sidibé, African Union Special Envoy for the African Medicines Agency. The session thoughtfully explored the current challenges and successes in drug sovereignty across Africa. Panelists covered key topics including good manufacturing practices, quality assurance, pharmaceutical regulation, market supply, private sector roles, and the importance of the African Pharmacopoeia.
Course Announcements
Engage with Empower Swiss
Become part of the continental vision to promote African industry by exploring and enrolling in short and long-term courses on Pharmaceutical management, manufacturing, regulatory sciences, clinical research and more…
Check out our latest course recommendations
- Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Management
- Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Health
- Post Graduate Diploma in Data Management in Public Health Procurement and Supply Chain
- Master en gestion des achats et de la chaîne d'approvisionnement en santé publique
- Online Post Graduate Diploma In Global Health Procurement And Supply Chain Management
- Diplôme D'Etudes Avancées En Gestion De La Chaîne D'approvisionnement Et Des Achats Publics
- Global Fund & Empower: Financial Evaluation of Investments in Public Health Supply Chains
- Pharmaceutical Waste Management
Dear All, thank you for being part of our journey. We invite you to join Empower School of Health" for education and "Empower Swiss" for project updates.
Sincerely yours,
Our Partners and Funders
