Towards a regional research agenda on pharmaceutical manufacturing and access to medicines in Sub-Saharan Africa : final technical report

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2016-12-20

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This final technical report provides a review of the activities, achievements, and challenges of the project; a reflection on the process and lessons learned; and a summary of key project outputs, reports and publications. The objective was to define a regional research agenda geared towards understanding whether, and under what conditions and contexts local pharmaceutical production in sub-Saharan Africa can lead to affordable access and quality medicines, while remaining competitive against cheap imports from international producers.

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PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY, PHARMACOLOGY, PARTNERSHIPS, RESEARCH NETWORKS, ACCESS TO MEDICINE, STANDARDS, LICENSING, REGULATION, COMPETITIVENESS, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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