Report from the PROFORMA Project closure symposium
After six successful years, the PROFORMA project, coordinated by Professor Eleni Aklillu, has come to an end. To celebrate all the achievements and the new PhDs within the project, a closure symposium was recently held in Stockholm, Sweden.
Representatives from all 10 consortium partners, and from 8 countries, attended the event that took place on 19 December 2024 at Karolinska Institutet. Annika Östman Wernerson, president of Karolinska Institutet, was invited to give the opening remark, in which she acknowledged the significant achievements of the PROFORMA project.
During the symposium, Professor Eleni Aklillu provided an overview of the PROFORMA project’s objectives, key milestones, and its impact on strengthening pharmacovigilance and post-marketing surveillance systems in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Rwanda.
Each country then showcased a short video highlighting the project’s role in enhancing their national pharmacovigilance systems. In addition, the five PROFORMA PhD graduates shared their PhD journeys through pre-recorded videos, highlighting both the successes and challenges during their journeys, and expressing deep gratitude to EDCTP, Sida, and Karolinska Institutet for the opportunity to pursue their PhDs.
Read more, and watch the videos, on the PROFORMA website.