Dr Elisabeth Kacou, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Pharmivoire Nouvelle, discusses the challenges of developing a local pharmaceutical industry in Africa. Continue Reading
Dr Sokhna Ndiaye, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Duopharm, presents the challenges of local pharmaceutical production in Senegal. Continue Reading

Along with Asia and Latin America, Africa is currently one of the regions most affected by the trade in counterfeit drugs which account for almost one-third of pharmaceutical products on […]Continue Reading

Providing access to quality medicines still poses a number of challenges in Africa. Distribution channels are often fragmented, with a large number of intermediaries or parallel channels, which often fuel Continue Reading

Providing access to quality medicines still poses a number of challenges in Africa. Distribution channels are often fragmented, with a large number of intermediaries or parallel channels, which often fuel […]Continue Reading

Pharmivoire Nouvelle is a pioneering manufacturer of medical intravenous solutions in Côte d’Ivoire. Its 25 years’ experience are proof that locally-based production of pharma products is a realistic, sustainable Continue Reading

Pharmaceutical production grew globally over the last decades: active ingredients and finished products are manufactured across different regions, and circulate through multiple distribution channels. Sadly, Continue Reading

“Public health” oriented licenses and patent pooling in Africa promotes research and production of affordable, high quality generic treatments for AIDS, hepatitis C and tuberculosis. The United Nations Continue Reading

The market for medicine is one of the world’s most closely regulated: each country has its own system for vetting new products and in Europe for example, certain accreditations can […]Continue Reading