Twelfth EDCTP Forum

15–20 Jun 2025 | Kigali, Rwanda

Sunday, 15 June 2025 | 16:45 - 18:00

Welcome address and official opening of the Twelfth EDCTP Forum

Location:AuditoriumTrack:Plenary Sessions
  • Speakers:

    • Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Director General, Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), Rwanda

    • Henning Gädeke, Chair of the EDCTP Association Board and Chair of the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking Governing Board, Germany

    • Chikwe Ihekweazu, Assistant Director-General for the Division of Health Emergency Intelligence and Surveillance Systems in the Emergencies Programme/Acting Regional Director of the African Regional Office, World Health Organization (WHO-AFRO)

    • Raji Tajudeen, Acting Deputy Director General and Head, Division of Public Health Institutes and Research, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)

    • Eva Ortega-Paíno, Secretary General for Research, Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, Spain

    • Honourable State Secretary Martina Hirayama, State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation, Switzerland

    • Martin Seychell, Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG-INTPA), European Commission

    • Honourable Minister Sabin Nsanzimana, Minister of Health of Rwanda