Ms. Comfort Ogar
Senior Manager, Pharmacovigilance – United States Pharmacopeia (USP) | President, ISoP Africa Chapter

Ms. Comfort Ogar is a pharmacist and global health professional with over 20 years of experience in pharmacovigilance and patient safety. She currently serves as Senior Manager for Pharmacovigilance at the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), where she leads global initiatives to strengthen pharmacovigilance and regulatory systems.

Prior to joining USP, she worked for over 16 years at Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), where she played a key role in establishing and developing the national pharmacovigilance system. Ms. Ogar has also served as a technical expert for the World Health Organization and other international partners, supporting pharmacovigilance system strengthening in low- and middle-income countries and advising on the safe introduction of new drugs and vaccines in public health programmes.

She is currently a member of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) and President of the ISoP Africa Chapter, where she provides strategic leadership to advance pharmacovigilance across the continent. An ISoP Fellow and advocate for patient safety, Ms. Ogar holds degrees in Pharmacy, International Public Health, and Global Health Delivery, and is pursuing a PhD in Global Health.