Dr. Jean Jacques Mbungani Mbanda
Married and father of 5 children, Dr Jean-Jacques Mbungani has a professional career of around thirty years in the medical world. He excels in this field which crowns his academic training at the University of Notre Dame de la Paix in Namur and at the ULB in Brussels. With his skills and his experience His Excellency the President of the Republic, Félix Antoine TSHISEKEDI TSHILOMBO, chose his person to lead mainly the “Universal Health Coverage” project within the government at the Ministry of Public Health and Hygiene and Prevention. At the MLC, he became, in 2003, the representative of the BENELUX zone, then deputy national secretary of the MLC Exterior, before becoming the incumbent in 2013. From December 2018 to June 2019, he was coordinator of external relations of the LAMUKA coalition.
02 Sept Thursday
SESSION 3B: STATE OF FOOD FORTIFICATION IN AFRICA : Sharing of country experiences and good practices
Ministerial Panel
- Dr. Osagie Emmanuel Ehanire, Federal Minister of Health, Nigeria
- Mr. Mark Atuahene, Head of Public Health and Health Promotion, Minister of Health, Ghana
- Dr. Mahamat BECHIR, PhD in Epidemiology/Nutrition; Director of Nutrition, Minister of Public Health and National Solidarity, Chad
- SEM Thadee Ndikumana, Minister of Public Health and fight against HIV, Burundi
- SEM Pierre N’gou Dimba, Minister of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Medical Coverage , Côte d’Ivoire
- Dr Jean Jacques Mbungani Mbanda, Minister of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention, DRC
Moderator : Mr. Shawn Baker , Chief Nutritionist, USAID
02 Sept Thursday
SESSION 3C : STATE OF FOOD FORTIFICATION IN AFRICA : Sharing of country experiences and good practices
- Regulatory frameworks, policies and directives, Mr. Abdoulaye Ka, National Executive Secretary of National Council of Nutrition Development, Senegal
- Certifications, standards and quality assurance, Ms. Maria Aba Lovelace- Johnson, Chief Regulatory Office, Head, Food Enforcement Department, Food and Drugs Authority, Ghana
- Challenges and opportunities of fortification in DRC, Dr. Jean Jacques Mbungani Mbanda, Minister of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention and Dr. Bruno Bindamba Senge, Director of PRONANUT, Minister of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention, Executif Secretary of SUN Movement in DRC
Moderator : Dr. Ronald Afidra , Africa Network Coordinator, Food Fortication Initiative (FFI)
Plenary discussions