Dr. James D. K. Goteh, a Registered Pharmacist, currently serves as Director of the Pharmacovigilance & Clinical Trials Department for the Liberia Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority.
Dr. Goteh has many years of experience working in this field and represented Liberia at many international meetings and conferences. He is one of the Authors of the Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Trial Guidelines respectively. Dr. Goteh is also a Co-authors of the publication titled “ Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection among pregnant women at first antenatal visit in post-Ebola Monrovia, Liberia”
He is a graduate of Cutington University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology (B.Sc.) and the School of Pharmacy, University of Liberia with a Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree (B-Pharm.) in 2003 and 2011 respectively. Dr. Goteh also graduated from the University of Benin, Nigeria with a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (PharmD). In addition to his academic and work-related achievements, Pharm. Dr. Goteh has participated in several pharmaceutical-related international workshops/trainings (local and international). From these workshops and trainings, he has obtained certificates in the following areas: Bioequivalent/Bioavailability, Pharmacovigilance courses (Modules I & II), Clinical Trials, Financial and Project Management, etc.
Dr. Goteh is a member and has served as Secretary General and Vice President of the Pharmaceutical Association of Liberia (PAL), respectively. He has also served as a member of the West African Health Organization (WAHO) Expert Working Group on Clinical Trials, Pharmacovigilance, and Post Market Surveillance for the West African Medicines Regulation Harmonization Project as well as a member of the International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP).
Dr. Goteh has worked as a Classroom Teacher at the Dolokelen Gboveh High School and William Booth Junior & Senior High School of the Salvation Army School System in Liberia respectively. As a Pharmacist, he has also worked as a Medicine Dossiers Evaluator, Clinical Trial Protocols Reviewer, Trainer of Healthcare Workers, Pharmacovigilance & Clinical Research of the Liberia Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA) since 2011.