Building a competitive and socially inclusive local pharmaceutical manufacturing in West Africa : role of research, innovation, and development
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2020
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The need to promote local pharmaceutical industries in the region is motivated by factors such as a high disease burden, the high cost of imported medicines, growing regional markets, and expected increase in access to anti-retroviral drugs and pressure from non-governmental agencies. The brief outlines conditions in the pharmaceutical industry in Nigeria, Mali, Senegal, Ghana, and Cote d’Ivoire in terms of the above factors. Funding for local research and development needs to increase along with upgrades to science and technology policy. The brief explains what can be done in terms of training and partnerships with industry as well as intra-regional cooperation.
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PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, REGULATION, DIASPORA, UNIVERSITIES, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY, ESSENTIAL DRUGS, ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, MALI, SENEGAL, COTE D’IVOIRE, SOUTH OF SAHARA
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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2020-2029 / Années 2020-2029
Research Results (Foundations for Innovation) / Résultats de recherche (Les Fondements pour l’innovation)
Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa / Initiative des conseils subventionnaires de la recherche scientifique en Afrique subsaharienne
2020-2029 / Années 2020-2029
Research Results (Foundations for Innovation) / Résultats de recherche (Les Fondements pour l’innovation)
Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa / Initiative des conseils subventionnaires de la recherche scientifique en Afrique subsaharienne