Speaker Profile

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Luther Gwaza is the Team Lead for Norms and Standards for Pharmaceuticals in the Health Products Policy and Standards Department at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. In this role, he manages the technical standards for pharmaceuticals and serves as the Secretary of the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations. With over 17 years of experience in pharmaceutical regulation and systems strengthening, he has also worked as a WHO prequalification bioequivalence assessor and consulted for organizations such as Management Sciences for Health and the World Bank Group. Dr. Gwaza holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy and an MPhil in Pharmacology from the University of Zimbabwe, as well as a PhD in Pharmaceutical Policy and Regulation from Utrecht University.