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Strengthening Africa’s Health Security Through Local Manufacturing Excellence
We are proud to announce a major milestone in Africa’s journey toward self-reliance in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC), a Presidential Initiative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has signed a long-term agreement with Empower Swiss, Geneva to begin the establishment of a world-class training facility for manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, biologicals, and diagnostics.
The agreement was formalized in the presence of the Hon. Minister of Health and Social Welfare,
H.E. Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate, marking a bold step forward in building skilled human capital for biomanufacturing in Africa.
This academy will:
🔬 Support workforce development for pharmaceutical production capacity in Nigeria
🎓 Train the next generation of pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals
🏭 Transform Nigeria into a hub of local manufacturing excellence
🌍 Contribute to sustainable access to quality medicines and vaccines across Africa
This visionary initiative aligns with national and continental strategies for health sovereignty, resilience, and economic empowerment.
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Official Kick-off of the Strategic Training Executive Programme (STEP 2.0) Kenya
Empower School of Health, in collaboration with The Global Fund and IFPW Foundation, has officially launched the STEP 2.0 Leadership Programme, Kenya. This cohort includes 25 supply chain directors, deputy directors, and senior managers from the Directorate of Health Products and Technologies (DHPT), Ministry of Health; the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA); and 9 counties across Kenya.
Coordinated by People that Deliver Coalition, the STEP 2.0 Programme aims to strengthen leadership and transformative capacity within Kenya's public health supply chain. Participants will engage in hands-on learning, peer collaboration, and systems thinking to drive impactful change in their institutions. With guidance from coaches from Pfizer, IQVIA, Merck, Red Lightning, and Sanofi, the participants will tackle real-time supply chain challenges within the public health supply chain.
The in-person workshop is scheduled for 2-6 June 2025 and will be a critical milestone in the participants’ leadership journey.
Empower is excited to continue supporting public health professionals across Africa in building sustainable, people-centred supply chain systems.
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Female-focused Strategic Training Executive Programme (STEP 2.0) Nigeria Successfully Graduates
We proudly celebrated the graduation of the first-ever all-female cohort of STEP 2.0 Nigeria! This powerful group of 28 women leaders brought energy, innovation, and purpose to every stage of their journey and successfully graduated on 17th April 2025.
During the opening remarks, Pharmacist Celine Onunkwo, STEP 2.0 graduate and the National Coordinator of the National Product Supply Chain Management Programme (NPSCMP), said, “We are proud of what we have accomplished. We worked on different transformational challenges which strengthened the supply chain of Nigeria. We worked to foster medicine availability, reduce expiries, improve data quality and accuracy, improvement in automation, LMIS and documentation, as well as institutionalisation of skills.”
Henrietta Bakura-Onyeneke, STEP 2.0 graduate and Director, Narcotics and Drug Abuse Division, DFDS, Nigeria, said, “STEP 2.0 helped me unlock my potential, approach problems creatively, and become a more confident leader. I believe the programme can significantly strengthen Nigeria’s health supply chains by fostering leadership, improving system efficiency, and promoting local ownership and regional collaboration.”
The event also marked a special moment to honour the incredible work of our 3 facilitators and 8 dedicated coaches, whose guidance made this impact possible.
Congratulations to all graduates — your legacy is just beginning.
The STEP 2.0 programme is coordinated by People that Deliver Coalition. Female-focused STEP 2.0 Nigeria was implemented by Empower School of Health and funded by IFPW Foundation, with support of coaches from Advantage Health Africa (Aha!), Pfizer, Merck and PtD.
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Empower School of Health Launches 4 New Certificate Courses in Digital Health – Start Learning Now!
Whether you're a policymaker, healthcare professional, or aspiring tech innovator, digital health skills are in high demand.
Empower School of Health offers 4 expert-designed, self-paced certificate courses:
✅ Leadership, policy, and governance in digital health (3 months | $500)
✅ Fundamentals of digital health & career pathways (1.5 months | $250)
✅ Global digital health strategies and policy frameworks (3 months | $400)
✅ Approaches to digital health digital health transformation & evaluation (1.5 months | $300)
💡 Learn from global experts.
📜 Earn a recognized certificate.
🌍 Join thousands of professionals across 100+ countries.
📩 Contact us for team/group enrollments.
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