Government has begun mapping plans on how to better the productivity, quality and control to instill order in the production and distribution of medicine and other related pharmaceutical products within the country.
Discussions in the light featured during a two day inter-ministerial workshop on short term feasibility studies aimed at developing local pharmaceutical industries.
The inter-ministerial training organized by the Minister Mines, Industries and Technological Development, Gabriel Ndodo Ndoke, brought together experts from all concerned ministries and stakeholders in the sector.
It focused of addressing issues of high cost of production and massive drug importation into the country. Official reports revealed at the start of the workshop indicated that about 95% of medicines consume in the country are imported while about 40% of those in circulation are fake.
“Putting in place a framework for the actors of this industry to make country able to produce in quantity and quality,” Ndodo Ndoke said, adding that measures to identity customs and tax facilities have already been taken into account in the 2021 finance law.
The workshop was organized following increase demand of medication and drugs as a result of the ongoing health pandemic. This they said has brought to light the importance of defining a national strategy to develop the pharmaceutical industry in order to promote production and obtain control.
The six technical groups of experts alongside private partners were tasked to provide mechanism for implementing tax reductions schemes, improve access for an ever demanding pharmaceutical market and build the capacities of actors and other support structures.
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