AHMTEC 2026 for medical product manufacturers to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
From 26 to 28 October 2026, the third African Health Manufacturers Trade Exhibition and Conference, AHMTEC 2026, will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event will take place at the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel in the city center. This was reported by MyJoyOnline.
Moving to a commercial level
The conference theme is “From Industrialisation to Commercialisation.” Participants will consider the transition of African pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing from capacity building to production capable of competing in regional and global markets.
The programme is divided into two tracks. Industrialise will focus on operating conditions for manufacturers, including policy, regulation and incentives. Commercialise will address company operations, product portfolio development strategies and market access.
Regulation, procurement and investment
Topics at AHMTEC 2026 include regulatory harmonisation and the African Medicines Agency, pooled procurement, financing and companies’ readiness to attract investment, as well as pricing and procurement policy. Discussions are also planned on the production of diagnostics and the development of active pharmaceutical ingredients.
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The opening of the event is scheduled for the evening of 26 October and will include a ceremony and a welcome reception among exhibitors. The main sessions will take place on 27 and 28 October. The organisers are the Federation of African Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations, Vizuri Health Dynamics and the Ethiopian Pharmaceutical and Medical Products Manufacturers Industry Association, in partnership with Health 4 Development.
AHMTEC 2026 Secretariat Chair Ann-Marie Gossang-Archer said that the event would continue the work of the two previous conferences. AHMTEC 2026 is also expected to present a report on initiatives launched during AHMTEC 2025 in Accra. These include the Accra Declaration, containing calls and commitments by manufacturers on market access, regulatory harmonisation and coordinated investment, as well as the AMMINA platform. It contains a database of more than 750 medical product manufacturers and over 2,500 products in 18 countries.
The previous AHMTEC conference, held in Accra in 2025, brought together 264 participants from 18 countries, including 60 manufacturers.
