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
From Warehouse to Patient: mPharma’s Approach to increasing the Accessibility of Medicines in Africa
Since 2013, the start-up mPharma has been trying to build an infrastructure and a drug monitoring system to connect patients, hospitals and pharmacies. The objective is to enable doctors to know the exact location Continue Reading
In Sub-Saharan Africa, integrated technology-enabled distribution networks can increase access, enhance quality and lower the prices of medicines. Sub-Saharan Africa’s pharmaceutical market represents a huge Continue Reading
With 13% of the world’s population and 24% of the global burden of disease – but 6% of health expenditure and only 3% of the world’s pharmaceutical output, Africa faces the challenge of access to quality medicines. Continue Reading
Access to proper medicine is a major challenge for African countries. While the global market is mature and highly profitable, the African Continent has been left far behind despite enormous needs and huge growth 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
The RapidSMS telemedecine platform makes it possible for Community Health Workers (CHWs) to share data: between 2009 and 2015, it helped to save the lives of around 590,000 new-born babies and it has cut infant Continue Reading
There are many social and cultural obstacles facing micro-health insurance in developing countries. While disadvantaged communities develop their own solidarity, risk-sharing and planning mechanisms, they remain Continue Reading
