Despite being considered 'unprofitable diseases', Ebola and COVID-19 have demonstrated the urgent need for larger domestic pharmaceutical industries in African countries.
The 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa and the current COVID-19 pandemic emphasize the need for industrial policies across Africa, and specifically an increase in the domestic production of medical supplies. Across the continent, health workers have protested that a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) endangers
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