MSc, PhD. He leads, manages, and oversees the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
About
The Prix Galien Africa rewards excellence and innovation. It is awarded for products, services and initiatives that are highly convincing or promising in the field of innovative discoveries and therapies for the benefit of humanity.
It is intended to reward researchers, institutions and pharmaceutical industries from the public or private sector that have developed initiatives, services, pharmaceutical, biotechnological, herbal medicine, diagnostic products, medical devices and digital solutions recently introduced on the African market.
In keeping with the spirit of the Prix Galien Africa’s mission, one special distinction may be awarded per edition. It may be proposed by the Jury to the Honorary Committee and whose criteria are defined by the Jury.
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1. The Prix Galien Africa
The Prix Galien Africa rewards excellence and innovation. It is awarded for products, services and initiatives that are highly convincing or promising in the field of innovative discoveries and therapies for the benefit of humanity.
Each prize is granted with a 20,000,000 FCFA (Twenty Million Cfa Francs) grant, or about 30,000 USD (Thirty Thousand US Dollars).
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2. Prize categories
Four prizes are awarded :
- the best pharmaceutical product
- the best traditherapy product
- the best biotechnology product
- the best medical technology or digital solution (medical device, diagnostic, e-health, telemedicine, patient records, etc.)
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3. Selection and Attribution
It aims to reward researchers, institutions and pharmaceutical industries from the public or private sector that have successfully developed initiatives, services, pharmaceutical, biotechnological, phytotherapy, diagnostic products and medical devices recently introduced on the African market
Among the eminent personalities of the organs…
Professor Souleymane Mboup
Senegal
Pharmacist and virologist. Executive Director of the Institute for Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and Training (IRESSEF)
Ms Ouided Bouchamaoui
Tunisia
Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2015. Business leader and the first female president of the Tunisian employers' organizations
Professor Ibrahima Seck
Senegal
MD, MScID, PhD. Specialist in Public health. Director of the Institute of Health and Development. Head of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health/FMPO at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar