Speaker Profile

BIOGRAPHY

Mario Musonda is a pharmaceutical professional with about 15 years of experience in regulatory activities, quality management systems (QMS), and medicine manufacturing. He holds a bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical engineering and is currently pursuing a PhD in pharmacy, regulatory science.
He has served as a Technical Officer (and previously Consultant) at WHO for the last 7 years, leading the implementation and management of the QMS for the WHO Prequalification (PQ) Program, before recently joining the Inspection Services Team (INS) in early 2025 as an Inspector. He contributed to the development and revision of the WHO PQ assessment and inspection procedures and provided training to National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) under the regulatory systems strengthening programme.
Mario previously worked at the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) as a pharmaceutical analyst and QMS officer, contributing to its regulatory activities. He later became Quality Assurance Manager at a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Zambia, where he implemented GMP-compliant systems aligned with ZAMRA, WHO, and PIC/S standards. Additionally, he worked as a GMP consultant for manufacturing companies in Zambia and Zimbabwe, assessing compliance with WHO GMP standards, developing QMS documentation, and training staff in GMP and ISO 17025 standards.