Discussion Takeaways: Africa’s Readiness for the COVID-19 Vaccination Drive
The experts on the panel gave a summary of the current status of the vaccine rollout on the continent, highlighted the primary challenges and identified the opportunities moving forward. Continue to read a brief summary and some key takeaways of the enlightening conversation. The scale of the challenge is immense, and this is the largest […]
Is Africa Ready for the COVID-19 Vaccination Drive?
The speed at which the COVID-19 vaccine was developed is the medical breakthrough of our lifetimes with the scientific community creating multiple candidate vaccines within a year of the discovery of the novel virus. Now the focus has shifted to how successfully and quickly the vaccines can be administered to the global population. The scale […]
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: An Overview of East Africa
The demand for healthcare products in the East African region is expected to continue growing – pushed by the large and growing population, the significant unmet medical need, the growing middle class and increasing government focus on the health of populations and new models of care being designed (such as public-private partnerships and insurance). The […]
Incentivising and Investing in Local Pharmaceutical Production
With imports comprising as much as 70-90% of healthcare products consumed in most countries in Africa, including East Africa, it is important that we consider an increase in local production as a way to create stronger and more resilient healthcare systems. Taking pharmaceuticals as an example of the continent’s reliance on imports, most countries are […]
