UNCTAD, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) hosted a conference on local pharmaceutical production in Africa, from 4-6 April 2011.
The event provided a comprehensive picture of key issues in the promotion of local pharmaceutical production in Africa to improve access to essential medicines. The conference was a unique opportunity to review the achievements of a number of projects implemented to foster local pharmaceutical industries in Africa since 2006 and to further develop and enhance these interventions.
The conference provided a platform for an in depth exchange among African countries and beyond on the key issues surrounding local pharmaceutical production at enterprise level, embedded in a national, regional and global context.
UNCTAD in this context launched its recent publication on "Using Intellectual Property Rights to Stimulate Pharmaceutical Production in Developing Countries: A Reference Guide".
