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Address drug makers set up hurdles
The coexistence of global, regional and local manufacturers provides the necessary synergies to stimulate the development of the pharmaceutical industry in general.
Recent pandemics, including the Covid-19 have triggered the calls for deglobalisation in the production of medical products to ensure these products are made closer to where the need is.
Africa, like many other regions, has seen renewed calls for local manufacturing of medical products. These calls have attracted the attention of the highest political players, with several African presidents and heads of government calling for acceleration of plans toward self-sufficiency of Africa starting with vaccines, perhaps because of the lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic.
