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Michel Sidibé

@michelsidibe

Envoyé spécial de l’Union africaine. Ancien Min. de la Santé & des Aff. Sociales du Mali|Former Under-Secretary-General @UN & Executive Director @UNAIDS

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"Un pas décisif vers la souveraineté sanitaire de l’Afrique". Cela semble si beau, mon cher Michel Sidibé. J'espère que ce rêve que nous partageons se réalisera de notre vivant. Merci pour votre leadership en tant qu'Envoyé spécial de l'UA pour #AMA.

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With strong leadership and governance now in place, the African Medicines Agency is advancing toward full operationalization. This is about trust, safety, and Africa’s health self-reliance. I remain firmly committed to this bold vision of a healthier and more sovereign

With strong leadership and governance now in place, the African Medicines Agency is advancing toward full operationalization.
This is about trust, safety, and Africa’s health self-reliance.

I remain firmly committed to this bold vision of a healthier and more sovereign
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On this day of Eid al-Adha, let us celebrate generosity, dignity, and compassion. May our sacrifices renew faith, patience, and solidarity—and strengthen unity and hope across Africa. Heartfelt thoughts to those who need it most. Wishing everyone a joyful and blessed Eid

On this day of Eid al-Adha, let us celebrate generosity, dignity, and compassion. May our sacrifices renew faith, patience, and solidarity—and strengthen unity and hope across Africa. Heartfelt thoughts to those who need it most. Wishing everyone a joyful and blessed Eid
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En ce jour d’Aïd el-Kebir, célébrons le partage, la dignité et la générosité. Que nos sacrifices ravivent foi, patience et altruisme, et renforcent l’unité et l’espoir à travers toute l’Afrique. Pensées fraternelles à celles et ceux qui en ont le plus besoin. Bonne fête à toutes

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Prix Galien Afrique 2025, Dernière ligne droite !🚀 Plus qu’un mois avant la clôture de l’appel à candidatures pour la 5e Edition du Prix Galien Afrique. Les prix à décerner sont les suivants : - Meilleur produit pharmaceutique, - Meilleur produit de tradithérapie, - Meilleur

Prix Galien Afrique 2025, Dernière ligne droite !🚀

Plus qu’un mois avant la clôture de l’appel à candidatures pour la 5e Edition du Prix Galien Afrique. Les prix à décerner sont les suivants :

- Meilleur produit pharmaceutique,
- Meilleur produit de tradithérapie,
- Meilleur
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Prix Galien Africa 2025, Last mile !🚀 Only three weeks to go before the close of the call for applications for the 5th Edition of the Prix Galien Africa. The prizes to be awarded are: - Best pharmaceutical product, - Best traditherapy product, - Best biotechnology product, -

Prix Galien Africa 2025, Last mile !🚀

Only three weeks to go before the close of the call for applications for the 5th Edition of the Prix Galien Africa. The prizes to be awarded are:

- Best pharmaceutical product,
- Best traditherapy product,
- Best biotechnology product,
-
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Michel Sidibé’s call at #WHA78 is urgent and clear: make every dollar count. In places where health budgets are $40 per capita, innovations like Qure.ai aren’t luxuries—they’re lifelines. AI can help diagnose faster, cheaper, and at scale. That is the revolution. #AI4Health

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As a Global Commissioner on Drug Policy and Co-Chair of the West Africa Commission on Drugs, I was honored to moderate the launch of a landmark report and action plan by the Eastern & Southern Africa Commission on Drugs (ESACD) yesterday in Nairobi. Proud to stand alongside

As a Global Commissioner on Drug Policy and Co-Chair of the West Africa Commission on Drugs, I was honored to moderate the launch of a landmark report and action plan by the Eastern & Southern Africa Commission on Drugs (ESACD) yesterday in Nairobi.

Proud to stand alongside
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Powerful message from KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H on behalf of President William Samoei Ruto, PhD at the #ESACD 4th High-Level Consultation and Flagship Report Launch in Nairobi. We must move beyond criminalization and stigma toward a balanced, health-centered, rights-based drug policy. Reframing this

Powerful message from <a href="/kipmurkomen/">KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H</a> on behalf of President <a href="/WilliamsRuto/">William Samoei Ruto, PhD</a> at the #ESACD 4th High-Level Consultation and Flagship Report Launch in Nairobi.

We must move beyond criminalization and stigma toward a balanced, health-centered, rights-based drug policy.
Reframing this
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At the 4th High-Level Consultation in Nairobi, Former South African President and Chair of the Eastern & Southern Africa Commission on Drugs, H.E. Kgalema Motlanthe, unveiled the key findings of the ESACD Flagship Report: 1️⃣ Weak regional drug surveillance 2️⃣ Ineffective

At the 4th High-Level Consultation in Nairobi, Former South African President and Chair of the Eastern &amp; Southern Africa Commission on Drugs, H.E. Kgalema Motlanthe, unveiled the key findings of the ESACD Flagship Report:

1️⃣ Weak regional drug surveillance
2️⃣ Ineffective
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En tant que Commissaire mondial pour la politique en matière de drogues et Coprésident de la Commission ouest-africaine sur les drogues, j’ai eu l’honneur de modérer hier à Nairobi le lancement d’un rapport et d’un plan d’action majeurs de la Commission d’Afrique orientale et

En tant que Commissaire mondial pour la politique en matière de drogues et Coprésident de la Commission ouest-africaine sur les drogues, j’ai eu l’honneur de modérer hier à Nairobi le lancement d’un rapport et d’un plan d’action majeurs de la Commission d’Afrique orientale et
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At the launch of the Eastern and Southern Africa Commission on Drugs report, President Joaquim Chissano reminded us: Addiction is not a crime. It is a response to pain—born of trauma, disconnection, and despair. Recovery doesn’t begin with punishment. It begins with dignity,

At the launch of the Eastern and Southern Africa Commission on Drugs report, President Joaquim Chissano reminded us:

Addiction is not a crime. It is a response to pain—born of trauma, disconnection, and despair.

Recovery doesn’t begin with punishment. It begins with dignity,
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At the launch of the ESACD report, President Cassam Uteem reminded us: Data on drug markets is not just information — it’s resistance. It reveals injustice, exposes policy failures, and holds power accountable. But without courage, even the best data becomes decoration. We must

At the launch of the ESACD report, President Cassam Uteem reminded us:

Data on drug markets is not just information — it’s resistance.
It reveals injustice, exposes policy failures, and holds power accountable.

But without courage, even the best data becomes decoration.
We must
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Speaking at the launch of the ESACD report, Prof. Quarraisha Abdool Karim delivered a critical reminder: Behind every data point on drug use is a human life. Science without compassion fails. In a region where punitive drug laws fuel stigma and suffering, we must place dignity

Speaking at the launch of the ESACD report, Prof. Quarraisha Abdool Karim delivered a critical reminder:

Behind every data point on drug use is a human life.
Science without compassion fails.

In a region where punitive drug laws fuel stigma and suffering, we must place dignity
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At the launch of the ESACD report, Dr. Willy Mutunga, former Chief Justice of Kenya, posed a searing question: If our drug laws are colonial in origin, why are we still defending them? The report reveals how outdated, punitive laws continue to criminalize poverty, addiction,

At the launch of the ESACD report, Dr. Willy Mutunga, former Chief Justice of Kenya, posed a searing question:

If our drug laws are colonial in origin, why are we still defending them?

The report reveals how outdated, punitive laws continue to criminalize poverty, addiction,
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🌍🔁 Eastern Africa is no longer just a destination — it’s a global hub in illicit drug trafficking. From cocaine routes starting in Latin America to heroin pipelines from Asia, the region is under siege. We must act — with data, with urgency, with solidarity. #DrugPolicy

🌍🔁 Eastern Africa is no longer just a destination — it’s a global hub in illicit drug trafficking.

From cocaine routes starting in Latin America to heroin pipelines from Asia, the region is under siege.

We must act — with data, with urgency, with solidarity. #DrugPolicy
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Excellent presentation by Habib Kamara from Sierra Leone at the #ESACD2025 consultation in Nairobi. He reminded us that delayed drug data is a silent killer. Kush destroyed lives for 8 years before its composition was known. As Kamara said: “We cannot afford to be blind again.”

Excellent presentation by Habib Kamara from Sierra Leone at the #ESACD2025 consultation in Nairobi.
He reminded us that delayed drug data is a silent killer.
Kush destroyed lives for 8 years before its composition was known.
As Kamara said: “We cannot afford to be blind again.”