Featured & Upcoming Events
Stay informed about AVAREF webinars, workshops and regional meetings that strengthen clinical trial oversight across Africa.
02-03
OCT
2025
AVAREF Digital Platform workshop
AVAREF Digital Platform Workshop.
24–26
SEP
2025
Multi-day regional workshop
WHO considerations in developing a regulatory framework for human cells, tissues and advanced therapy medicinal products.
22-23
SEP
2025
CGTP and AMTPs workshop
Cell and gene therapy products (CGTP), and Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs).
30
SEP
2025
CGTP and AMTPs workshop
New CEPI funding will support AVAREF in fast-tracking the development of life-saving vaccines to better contain infectious disease outbreaks in Africa.
30
SEP
2025
Emergency Preparedness Guidance (2020) and regulatory report writing
Facilitated by WHO/AFRO and Health Canada; trained participants on Emergency Preparedness Guidance (2020) and regulatory report writing.
05-07
NOV
2024
Development of the Mpox Vaccines Prepardness and Deployment Plan
Regional Workshop: Development of the Mpox Vaccines Prepardness and Deployment Plan
23-27
SEP
2024
Regulatory Strength for Clinical Trials in Francophone Africa
Regulatory Strength for Clinical Trials in Francophone Africa
18-20
SEP
2024
Research ethics capacity building workshop
Research ethics capacity building workshop on the review of clinical trials and WHO Benchmarking Tool for Research Ethics Oversight
16-20
SEP
2024
Technical Coordination Committee (TCC) meeting
Technical Coordination Committee (TCC) meeting
09-13
SEP
2024
National Rollout of Vigimobile
National Rollout of Vigimobile in Malawi and training of the National vaccine Safety Committee on Causality assessment
22-26
JUL
2024
Clinical trial ecosystem Optimization exercise
Clinical trial ecosystem Optimization exercise
09-13
JUN
2024
Comprehensive Training on Clinical trial Assessment for African Lusophone Countries
Comprehensive Training on Clinical trial Assessment for African Lusophone Countries
09-10
MAY
2024
14th Meeting of the Advisory Committee of AVAREF
14th Meeting of the Advisory Committee of AVAREF
01-03
JUL
2024
Improvement of clinical trials ecosystem in African region
Clinical trial review and approval process optimization assessments for improvement of clinical trials ecosystem in African region
27-29
NOV
2023
The 6th Meeting of AACVS
The sixth meeting of the African Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (AACVS)
01-03
JUL
2024
Vaccine Safety Training Workshop for East and Southern Africa
Vaccine Safety Training Workshop for East and Southern Africa
WHO Implementation Workshop
Workshop
Past
AVAREF Digital Platform Workshop.
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