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Bada Pharasi is an experienced senior manager in the pharmaceutical industry with a track record of both private and public sector positions. While a civil servant, he was instrumental in the development of several national drug policy initiatives. Mr. Pharasi serves as a senior advisor with the Rational Pharmaceutical Plan Plus project, a program funded by USAID as part of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. This project is aimed at improving the use and availability of drugs, vaccines, and supplies in the public health sector. Mr. Pharasi also has extensive experience in the drug regulatory environment of South Africa, having served as Chief Director of Registration, Regulation and Procurement for the Department of Health, where he was responsible for policy development, implementation, budgeting and supervision including oversight of the Medicines Administration. The Medicines Administration is a support agency to the Medicines Control Council (the primary drug regulator in South Africa) and administers the Medicines and Relates Substances Control Act. Mr. Pharasi previously worked with Viral Genetics South Africa, the Company’s former distributor in South Africa.
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