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High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Side EventAddis Ababa, 15 July 2022 - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)’s AfCFTA-anchored Pharmaceutical Initiative held a virtual side event on the margins of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development: Showcasing the AfCFTA-anchored Pharmaceutical Initiative: lessons and experiences on

Experts urge Africa to expedite local manufacturing of pharmaceutical products-

ADDIS ABABA, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Experts have called on African countries to expedite the local manufacturing of pharmaceutical products amid the continent's dependence on externally manufactured medicines.

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)’s led AfCFTA-anchored Pharmaceutical Initiative held a virtual induction meeting for the six (6) recently appointed National Pharmaceutical Consultants from 6 (six) of the 10 pilot countries (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles & Sudan), spread out over a 5-day period.The induction focused on the three key

Addis Ababa, 15 February 2022 (ECA) - Ms. Jane Karonga, UN ECA Economic Affairs Officer and Project Lead for the AfCFTA-anchored Pharmaceutical Initiative, led a Fact-finding mission to Dakar, Senegal comprising of Dr. Chiluba Mwila, Technical Operations Manufacturing Consultant and Ms. Fiona Dereige, Senior Communications Specialist to meet with Sahel Gaz Limited from Monday

Addis Ababa, 04 November 2021 (ECA) - The United Nations Economic Commission of Africa (ECA), today held a virtual high level consultative forum on the creation and establishment of the regional pooled procurement database on select maternal neonatal and child health medicines.

Spread the love Side events for the seventh Session of the African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD) kicked off virtually on Thursday with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) hosting one on the African Continental Free Trade Area-anchored Pharmaceutical Initiative focusing on lessons learnt and experiences in the continent’s quest to manufacture and meet its own pharmaceutical needs. The initiative was launched in November 2019 with the aim of improving the accessibility...

ARFSD side event focuses on how Africa can manufacture to meet its own pharmaceutical needs By UNECA FEB 26, 2021 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 25 February 2021 (ECA) – Side events for the seventh Session of the African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD) kicked off virtually Thursday with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) hosting one on the African Continental Free Trade Area-anchored Pharmaceutical Initiative focusing on lessons learnt and experiences in the continent’s qu...