Opportunities, Constraints and Critical Supports for Achieving Sustainable Local Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in Africa

At the request of the Open Society Foundations Public Health Program (OSF-PHP), a Team of researchers assembled by Nova Worldwide Consulting undertook to study whether and to what extent gaps in the availability of financing are constraining the development of pharmaceutical manufacturing in Africa, especially to address COVID-19. In this context, pharmaceuticals are understood to include diagnostics, vaccines and treatments (DVT), as well as personal protective equipment (PPE). Assuming that gaps in the availability of or access to financing are acting as a constraint on local production, what steps or measures might be advocated to address those gaps?