New foundation is ready to help African pharmaceutical manufacturers

A year after its soft launch, the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation is ready to formally start work this month.

The failures of the global health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic — when export restrictions, lockdowns, and hoarding sent supply chains into frantic disarray — made local manufacturing of pharmaceutical supplies a top priority for African leaders.

But it's not been an easy path forward.

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