Ramping up pharmaceutical exports may prep Africa for the next pandemic: trade, health experts
Experts warn barriers to entry in other African markets due to policy incoherence and export costs undermine progress
17 April 2023 - 16:29
While African leaders see local production in pharmaceuticals as an opportunity to industrialise and connect the region, captains of industry warn that if policy and trade hurdles are not removed, the continent will lag and remain ill-prepared for “the next pandemic”...
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