Addis Ababa, Ethiopia//- African leaders assembled at a global meeting to discuss the status of local pharmaceutical manufacturing on the continent, underscored the need to increase local production of vaccines and therapeutics to achieve greater public-health security.
Category: Manufacturing
Ghana’s Steel Industry Magnate Mukesh Chalks Another Success
Accra, Ghana//-Mr Mukesh V. Thakwani alias Mike who is the doyen of Ghana’s steel industry has chalked another success in his attempt to create more business opportunities for the youth.
Africa Needs Vaccines. What Would It Take to Make Them Here?
For decades, private companies, investors, and public-health leaders have taken a pass on domestic vaccine manufacturing. But a confluence of circumstances may be changing the calculation.
Ghana: Dormaa East MP Supports 200 Youth with Vocational Dev’t Tools
The Member of Parliament for the Dormaa East Constituency in the Bono Region, Paul Twum Barimah has supported about 200 youth in his constituency with several vocational development materials to help them commence their apprenticeship.
Revitalizing the Competitiveness of Lesotho’s Export Manufacturing Sector
The transformative power of the export manufacturing sector in Lesotho has been apparent over last two decades.
Ghana’s Lockdown Hit Vulnerable Workers Hard: What Needs to Happen Next Time
The coronavirus has imposed difficulties on vulnerable workers. Wikimedia Commons Kunal Sen, United Nations University; Michael Danquah, United Nations University; Robert Darko Osei, University of Ghana, and Simone Schotte, United Nations University Coronavirus lockdowns brought the world to a standstill. Rules on hygiene and social distancing have reshaped daily life, schools and businesses had been […]
Ghana: 74% of Fast Moving Consumer Goods Products Are Foreign Made-Survey
Accra, Ghana//-74 percent of Fast Moving Consumer Goods products surveyed across 19 product categories with high local production potential are imported, according to findings by research and advisory firm, Konfidants, conducted in December last year.
International Women’s Day: Exclusive Interview with Top Kenyan Entrepreneur
Accra, Ghana//-As part of this year’s International Women’s Day, African Eye Report, a leading pan-African economic, finance, business, energy and ICT news website, has published the profiles of some of the distinguished women including Madam Winnie Ngumi.
Major Boost to Plans for Modern UK Medicine Manufacturing Plant
Plans to build a £350million biomanufacturing plant to produce modern medicines and boost the UK’s resilience have taken a major step forward.
Kenya, Uganda Trade Sugar and Juice in New Deal to Settle Tax Dispute
Kenya and Uganda have agreed in principal on a bilateral agreement that could put an end to the persistent trade dispute in sugar, fruit juices and pharmaceuticals between the two neighbouring countries.