Our Impact
Overview
On our mission to strengthen pharmaceutical systems to ensure reliable access to safe, effective and quality health products and technologies, we believe in making measurable impact. Our impact measurement is guided by principles captured in “Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono and the Gates Foundation rock the world using OKRs” by John Doerr.
We are guided by the belief that with the right people, who are well resourced and meaningfully engaged we can transform Africa’s pharmaceutical industry. Our approach is therefore grounded on the fact that we can unlock human potential by attracting the right talent, tooling and retooling them and engaging them to deliver transformative projects in Africa’s pharmaceutical renaissance.
We measure our impact to stay focused on our North Star and leverage the stories of our members, fellows, partners and peers to motivate us for the journey ahead.
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Pharmaceutical Workforce Development
Since inception, our focus has been to transform pharmacy education by infusing practical, market-relevant insights and case studies into training. To deliver on this, the Pharmacy Academy draws on practicing professionals to deliver lectures while facilitating industry engagements to foster practical learning infused with sound business principles.
What Do We Measure
Professional Development Courses
When developing our courses, we validate the market need and refine our offering to ensure we serve our customers needs. Based on this, we develop our monitoring schematic which focuses on:
- Incremental technical & operational skills of our learners
- Professional trajectory of our fellows in the sector.
- Contribution of our fellows in professional & industry matters in line with their field of practice post training.
Corporate Training & Executive Programmes
Our corporate trainings are designed with clients to address their most pressing needs with focus on unlock the potential of their employees to deliver economic gains to the company. Our impact measurement therefore focuses on:
- Incremental gain in skillset following the training.
- Improvement in productivity or efficiency following the training.
- Level of engagement of the corporate & employees in sector priorities.
Thought Leadership & Industry Discussion Forums
When curating industry discussion forums or guest lectures, we monitor emerging trends & concerns, identify gaps and envision a better future to form a basis for the lecture. Based on this we assess impact through:
- Ability of the lecture to address unanswered questions during scoping or to unearth new concerns.
- Participants response to and engagement with the topic during and post the lecture.
- New projects ideated or executed to further the subject post lecture.
Impact Stories
Dr. Vanessa NKO Xavierie
"The training enhanced my regulatory affairs skills, was informative, and eye-opening, especially on regulatory systems in Africa. I've gained valuable insights and look forward to advancing my career."
Dr. Laura Cherotich
"The Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety Course by APN provided me with cutting-edge knowledge and practical skills to significantly enhance patient safety in healthcare."
Dr. Mercy Kimosop
"The Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety course by APN has been seamless, engaging, and expertly delivered, equipping me with invaluable skills to advance my career and contribute to safer patient care—highly recommended for pharmacists seeking to enhance their expertise."
Dr. Diana Obong'o
"APN's Regulatory Affairs Training transformed my limited understanding into in-depth knowledge, offering practical insights, expert mentorship, and invaluable industry connections—truly a worthwhile investment for anyone pursuing a career in regulatory affairs."
Dr. Rita W. Muthami
"APN's Supply Chain Management programme provided practical, hands-on training that seamlessly blended theory with real-world applications, boosting my confidence and skills in pharmaceutical supply chain management—thank you, APN!"
Farhan Yusuf
"APN's Regulatory Affairs Training offers unmatched industry insights from experienced facilitators and guest speakers, revealing the vast scope of regulatory affairs and its impact on the pharmaceutical and health sectors—highly recommended for anyone exploring this field!"
Business Ecosystem Support
When stakeholders reach out to us, they need solutions to contribute to our mission of improving access to health products and technologies in the continent. Whether through financial solutions, digital technologies, clinical studies or entry into new markets, our commitment is to help them have a seamless process.
What Do We Measure
Guided by our mission and business support services we offer, we measure our impact on the following metrics:
- Talent Management: In our talent management we focus on successful recruitments (recruitment & completion of 6 months probation), alignment of contracting services with clients & employees.
- Regulatory Affairs & Compliance: We measure regulatory registration timelines, responsiveness in intelligence and compliance in our submissions with regulatory requirements.
- Pharmacovigilance & Post Market Surveillance: We monitor timeliness in submission of pharmacovigilance reports, promptness in identification of safety signals and robustness in pharmacovigilance systems master files (PSMF) in alignment with client & regulatory needs.
- Clinical Trial Management: We assess our clinical trial management services based on robustness of the clinical trial reporting & monitoring frameworks, clinical trial application approval timelines, compliance to reporting timelines, number of products that transition from trials to market.
- Global Health & Patient Access Programmes: We assess our ability to deliver on client requirements, patient reach, incremental gains on health outcomes for patients served, contribution to health systems strengthening priorities in the country.
- Market Research, Business Development & Brand Building: We assess our impact based on quality of research insights gathered, impact on implementation of projects using our tools & insights, growth in brand equity for our clients, growth in market share among others.
What Our Clients Say
Dr. Vanessa NKO Xavierie
"The training enhanced my regulatory affairs skills, was informative, and eye-opening, especially on regulatory systems in Africa. I've gained valuable insights and look forward to advancing my career."
Dr. Laura Cherotich
"The Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety Course by APN provided me with cutting-edge knowledge and practical skills to significantly enhance patient safety in healthcare."
Dr. Mercy Kimosop
"The Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety course by APN has been seamless, engaging, and expertly delivered, equipping me with invaluable skills to advance my career and contribute to safer patient care—highly recommended for pharmacists seeking to enhance their expertise."
Dr. Diana Obong'o
"APN's Regulatory Affairs Training transformed my limited understanding into in-depth knowledge, offering practical insights, expert mentorship, and invaluable industry connections—truly a worthwhile investment for anyone pursuing a career in regulatory affairs."
Dr. Rita W. Muthami
"APN's Supply Chain Management programme provided practical, hands-on training that seamlessly blended theory with real-world applications, boosting my confidence and skills in pharmaceutical supply chain management—thank you, APN!"
Farhan Yusuf
"APN's Regulatory Affairs Training offers unmatched industry insights from experienced facilitators and guest speakers, revealing the vast scope of regulatory affairs and its impact on the pharmaceutical and health sectors—highly recommended for anyone exploring this field!"
Policy Shaping and Partnerships
When stakeholders reach out to us, they need solutions to contribute to our mission of improving access to health products and technologies in the continent. Whether through financial solutions, digital technologies, clinical studies or entry into new markets, our commitment is to help them have a seamless process.
What Do We Measure
Our policy shaping and partnerships track is structured towards ensuring we can deliver incremental ecosystem change in collaboration with regulatory agencies, government bodies, development partners, industry players and professionals impacted by these policies.
We measure the following attributes in our policy shaping & partnership pillar:
- Advances made in access to health products and technologies in the respective markets as a result of the respective policy changes we championed for.
- Incremental gains in market performance as a result of the policy changes we championed for which can be assessed in terms of CAGR in economic outcomes in subsequent years or growth in market confidence in the policy landscape.
- Jobs created and contribution to professional growth prospects for professionals in the sector through changes associated with policy shaping efforts in the market.
- Improvements in quality of health and healthcare outcomes as a result of the changes in the policy landscape in the respective markets.
Our Partners
