Join us at the 2025 World Health Summit (WHS), which takes place October 12 – 14, 2025 in Berlin, Germany with the theme, “Taking Responsibility for Health in a Fragmenting World". This year’s event brings together more than 14,000 participants, both on-site and online, including global health experts, policymakers, scientists, industry leaders, civil society members, and other stakeholders across the globe to discuss science-based, cross-sectoral approaches to public health and next steps in global health development.
USP participation
Strengthening Quality of Medicines in Sub-Saharan Africa: Identifying, Assessing and Tackling Substandard and Falsified Medical Products
Tuesday, October 14, 9:00 – 10:30 am CEST
Ensuring the quality of medicines is a major challenge in improving access to medical products in low- and middle-income countries, along with drug availability, affordability, geographic accessibility, and acceptability of treatments. This session will highlight how greater documentation, including identifying, assessing, and tackling substandard and falsified medical products, can help ensure more consistent access to safe, effective, and quality-assured medicines in countries across Africa.
Speakers:
- Moderator: Xavier Jouven, Head of Global Health Institute of Paris, Université Paris Cité
- Bruk Alemayehu, Sr. Vice President, Global Laboratory and Technical Operations, USP
- Yik-Ying Teo, Dean & Vice President, National University of Singapore (NUS), Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
- Marie Antignac, Head of Department, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière In-Hospital Pharmacy, France
Not able to join? Follow us @USPGlobalHealth for updates. #WHS2025
Expanding manufacturing capacity
Producing medicines closer to patients improves supply chain resilience.
Learn more
Strengthening medicines regulatory systems
Bolstering national and regional authorities to improve access to medicines.
Learn more