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Move beyond packaging to produce drug ingredients in Africa – Mahama to pharma industry
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Key Points
- President Mahama urged African pharmaceutical companies and investors to move beyond basic packaging to produce Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs).
- He stated that Africa's health sovereignty is incomplete without local API production, reducing dependence on external markets.
- Mahama called for strategic partnerships among governments, industrialists, and investors to build deeper manufacturing capabilities, including research and API synthesis.
- He emphasized that local production would enhance resilience to supply disruptions, create industrialization opportunities, and generate high-value employment.
- The President appealed to industrial leaders, banks, and sovereign funds to invest in building a robust African pharmaceutical ecosystem, with governments providing financing, infrastructure, and regulatory support.
Why This Matters
This initiative, championed by a former Ghanaian President, directly impacts Ghana by advocating for continental self-reliance in essential medicine production. For Ghana, achieving local API production would enhance its health security, reduce import dependency for pharmaceuticals, and potentially foster new domestic industries and high-value job creation within the country's manufacturing sector. It aligns with Ghana's broader economic development and industrialization goals.
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