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As Africa strengthens its pharmaceutical systems, verifying every medicine – from manufacturer to patient – is becoming increasingly important. At AfriSummit 2026, held on 28–29 September, KAPI Chairperson Dr James Mokoro brought this patient-safety imperative to the fore, calling for harmonised standards, interoperable systems and collective action to protect the integrity of the continent’s medicines […]

KAPI – Industry Alliance of Health Products and Technologies, in collaboration with the Medical Technology Industry Association of Kenya (MEDAK) and the Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya (PSK), marked World Patient Safety Day on 17 September 2026 with an educational webinar facilitated by Dr. Dorothy Aywak, a senior specialist pharmacist and Head of the Pharmacovigilance, Poison

KAPI recently sponsored the Inaugural Regulatory Affairs Conference 2026 and the 46th PSK Annual Scientific Conference to advance supply chain security, combat substandard and falsified medical products, and protect healthcare innovation. Key Highlights Serialization & Traceability Panel (Regulatory Affairs Conference) KAPI led a session with GS1 Kenya and Haleon on implementing serialization and track-and-trace systems

KAPI participated in two strategic engagements aimed at curbing illicit trade of medical products and strengthening regional healthcare cooperation Engagement with the British High Commission and British Chamber of Commerce KAPI convened with key public and diplomatic partners to address the growing risk of counterfeit and falsified health products. The forum addressed key industry challenges

KAPI Chairperson, Dr. James Mokoro, represented the alliance at the East African Community (EAC) regional workshop on finalizing the draft Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) Compendium for human medicines in Entebbe, Uganda. The forum convened key regional stakeholders, including the EAC Secretariat; National Medicines Regulatory Authorities from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, Zanzibar, Somalia, South Sudan,

KAPI officially signed a partnership agreement with AfriSummit for the upcoming 6th Edition of AfriSummit 2026, scheduled to take place in Nairobi from September 29th to October 2nd, 2026. Through this strategic partnership, KAPI will serve as an official Association Partner, supporting event promotion, driving technical dialogue, and facilitating member involvement throughout the regional summit.

Building on the momentum of the first World Anti-Counterfeit Day (WACD) webinar – which brought together regulators to address the growing threat of falsified and substandard health products – Kenya’s health sector reconvened on June 16, 2026, to take the dialogue a step further. Hosted by the KAPI – Industry Alliance of Health Products and

KAPI – Industry Alliance of Health Products and Technologies – convened regulators, industry players and healthcare professionals on 9th June 2026 for the first session of its World Anti-Counterfeit Day Webinar Series, focused on strengthening Kenya’s response to falsified and substandard health products. Held virtually under the theme “Strengthening Partnerships to Combat Falsified and Substandard