African Pharmaceutical Forum (APF) and Empower School of Health launch a partnership to empower millions


Dr. Didier Mouliom Ngambe

APF - Secretary General

Dr. Prosper Hiag

APF President

Prof. Paul Lalvani

Director - Empower Group

Denis Broun

Director - Empower Swiss

Prof. Bernadette Nirmal Kumar

Empower Senior Advisor

Prof. Andy Barraclough

Director - Training and Capacity Building

Mr. Henri Fourcault

Director- Center for Leadership Development in Geneva

About APF

The African Pharmaceutical Forum (APF) is the FIP sixth Regional forum of National Pharmaceutical Organizations in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office. The forum was founded in May 2004 in the capital of Zimbabwe.

About Empower

Empower is a capacity building organization that has worked across 100+ countries in multiple languages to strengthen the institutional and HR capacity of global health & humanitarian programs through online courses and face-to-face training.

Empower is an ISO 9001:2015 (for overall quality) and ISO/IEC 40180:2017 (for e-learning) certified organization; Empower is also a globally accredited public health institute (refer to ASICUK.com) that is focused on capacity building.

How We Work

Empower works with individuals and institutions to create sustainable systems of knowledge sharing and learning. Taking global information and making it available at scale to every health worker, delivering on-demand and on-the-job learning and technical assistance is our forte.

We have the experience (over 100 countries, over 250 organizations), we have a diverse team of healthcare professionals (doctors, pharmacists, biomedical engineers, nurses, laboratory technicians), designers (instructional designers, graphic designers, sound engineers) and technology experts (computer scientists, engineers, coders, data analysts) who make this possible.

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Academic and Professional Partners

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Procurement and Supply Chain Management
Pharmaceutical Services
Anti Microbial Resistance
Other (Diagnostic, Careers)

Build your career with courses adapted to today's world. These courses are specially designed for healthcare professionals working at a different levels of healthcare system and in various organizations. Learn skill based courses from the Empower School of Health and our partners.

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Courses in Spotlight

Online Post Graduate Diploma in Global Health Procurement and Supply Chain Management

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Diplôme d’études supérieures en gestion de la chaîne d’approvisionnement et achats publics

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Diploma Course in Global Health Procurement and Supply Chain Management

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International Careers in Global Health and Supply Chain

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