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This chapter builds on statements already made about manufacturing in Africa in different parts of this book. It looks at the trends and scale of industrialization, with an emphasis on pharmaceutical manufacturing—its history, current situation, challenges and outlook for the future. It also touches on medical devices and vaccines, and the importance of manufacturing for sustainable healthcare delivery and trade in Africa, especially in the context of the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Presently, it is estimated that 1.37 billion doses of vaccines are used/needed in Africa annually, representing 25% of the global demand. In dollar terms, Africa’s public-market for vaccines stands at about USD 1.3 billion (about 25% of the global market of USD 33 billion), and this is projected to increase to between USD 2.3 and USD 5.4 billion by 2030 (Gennari A., et al. (2021) Africa needs vaccines. What would it take to make them here? https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/pharmaceuticals-and-medical-products/our-insights/africa-needs-vaccines-what-would-it-take-to-make-them-here).
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Nwaka, S. (2021). Manufacturing in Africa. In: Social and Technological Innovation in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0155-2_8
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