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Africa imports over 70% of its medicines, Ghana’s president says that is also a huge investment opportunity

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Africa imports over 70% of its medicines, Ghana’s president says that is also a huge investment opportunity
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Africa imports more than 70% of its medicines and about 99% of its vaccines, according to Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama.Mahama says the continent should treat that dependence as an industrial and investment opportunity, not only as a health-security problem.He wants more African capital to move into pharmaceutical manufacturing, regional supply chains and health infrastructure.Africa’s heavy dependence on imported medicines has long been viewed as a healthcare vulnerability.

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