Ghana pharma firms merge into single giant
Three Ghanaian pharmaceutical firms have merged into a single business with the ambition of expanding into the rest of West Africa and beyond.…
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Is the Pharmaceutical industry in Africa fit for purpose?
Africa carries around 24% of the global disease and illness burden but its pharmaceutical industry is worth less than 1% of this $857bn global industry.While…
Pharma chains on the way
While pharmacy chain stores are a common sight on the high streets of the US, UK or Japan, they are few and far between in most African countries.…
The battle for African generics
Estimates vary but about half of all state health spending in sub-Saharan Africa goes on drugs, so pricing has a massive impact on the ability of health services to save and protect lives.…
India, China challenge big pharmaceutical companies in Africa
The pool of pharmaceutical companies with an interest in African markets is certainly on the rise.…
Main tenets of the AU Pharmaceutical Manufacturing plan for Africa
1 Unreliable medicine supply systems continue to hamper access.…
Who should pay the healthcare bill?
One of the biggest debates in the African pharmaceutical industry is the same as in the wider health sector – who should pay for medication and care: patients, the state or even employers?…
Indian firms in Africa point the way
Perhaps the biggest driver for improved access to medicine has been India’s emergence as the pharmacy of the world.…
“Western” illness now a new threat
Africa carries a large proportion of the global disease burden because it must confront both easily treated diseases of poverty and also the growing problem of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart disease, diabetes and cancers.…
Locals want a bigger share
Africa has long struggled to find its place within the global pharmaceutical industry.…