Pharmaceutical manufacturing in Africa : knowledge gaps and emerging research issues
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2016-12
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This brief is an abridged version of the research report “Pharmaceutical manufacturing in Africa: Towards a Research Agenda on Competitiveness and Social Inclusion.” It highlights key research issues as identified through a series of interviews with stakeholders in policy domains, private sector, civil society, industry associations, development partners and research organizations. Inclusion comprises dimensions of: 1) Affordability, including procurement and pricing; 2) Access, related to distribution and supply chains; and 3) Quality, as it relates to standards, counterfeits and pharmaco-vigilance. Innovation, institutions and policies are cross-cutting themes that apply to factors on both the ‘competitiveness’ and ‘inclusion’ arms of the conceptual framework.
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SOCIAL INCLUSION, PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY, PHARMACOLOGY, ACCESS TO MEDICINE, STANDARDS, LICENSING, REGULATION, COMPETITIVENESS, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, SOUTH OF SAHARA, AFFORDABILITY