Speaker Profile

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. David Mukanga is Deputy Director Africa Regulatory Systems at the Gates Foundation, where he leads the foundation’s Africa regulatory systems optimization portfolio, and the linkage between regulatory systems and health care services.

David served as the 1st Chair of the African Medicines Regulatory Harmonization Partners’ platform. David serves as co-Chair of the funders group within the partners platform, is advisor to a number of global initiatives and serves on the Board of the Drug Information Association (DIA).

Dr. Mukanga has a combined 27 years of experience spanning regulatory affairs, health systems development, academia, clinical research, and product development. Prior to joining the Gates Foundation in 2013, David was the founding CEO of the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) and served on faculty at Makerere University. David received his professional training in Pharmacy and Public Health at Makerere University, epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, and a PhD in International Health from the Karolinska Institute.