Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen on Tuesday, July, 14, 2015, launched 10-year strategy and plan of action to develop local pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and European Union Commission join hands to provide technical assistance in the development of this strategy.

The strategy was launched at the third financing for Development Conference.

The strategy targets at improving access to medicines via quality local production, implementing GMP roadmap, strengthen the national medicines regulatory system, Create incentives designed to move companies along the value chain, develop human resources via relevant education and training and encourage cluster development and production of active Pharmaceuticals Ingredients (APIs).

Source: The Daily Monitor