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Editorial
. 2025 Aug 10.
doi: 10.1007/s40264-025-01598-7. Online ahead of print.

Advancing Pharmacovigilance Practice in Africa: Moving from Data Collection to Data-Driven Decision Making-Report from the 5th ISoP Africa Chapter Meeting

Helen Byomire Ndagije  1   2 , Sheila Ampaire  3 , George Tsey Sabblah  4   5   6 , Comfort Ogar  5   7 , Jayesh Manharlal Pandit  5 , Nimisha Kotecha  8 , Mulugeta Russom  3   9 , Victoria Prudence Nambasa  3 , Claris Ambale  3   10 , Dorothy Aywak  3   11 , Peter U Bassi  3 , Wangui Mathenge  12 , Johanna C Meyer  13   14 , Christabel Khaemba  15 , Emmaculate Kwikiriza  3 , Julius Mayengo  3 , Joanitah Atuhaire  3 , David Nahamya  3 , Omar Aimer  3 , Angela Caro-Rojas  3
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Advancing Pharmacovigilance Practice in Africa: Moving from Data Collection to Data-Driven Decision Making-Report from the 5th ISoP Africa Chapter Meeting

Helen Byomire Ndagije et al. Drug Saf. .
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Declarations. Funding: No funding was provided for writing this article. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest related to the content of this meeting report and regarding the publication of this paper. Ethical approval: Not applicable. Consent to participate: Not applicable. Consent for publication: The authors all give consent for publication. Availability of data and material:: Data sharing does not apply to this article as no datasets were generated or analyzed as part of the meeting. Code availability: Not applicable. Author contributions: HBN, SA, JM, JA, EK and DN wrote the initial draft of the report. HBN, GTS, CO, JMP, NK, MR, VPN, CA, DA, PUB, WM, JCM, CK, JA and EK conceptualized and planned the meeting as the Scientific committee. HBN, GTS, CO, JMP, NK, MR, VPN, CA, DA, PUB, WM, JCM, CK, OA and ACR reviewed and revised the draft. All authors approved the final version of the report. Meeting website: Link to the meeting website https://isopafrica.com/

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