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3. Drug and Vaccine Development in Africa: unanswered ambitions or future reality?

October 22, 2021 • LSE Department of Health Policy • Season 1 • Episode 3

The current pandemic has created the urgent need to supply vaccines and therapeutics fast and at large scale – though many countries are unable to procure sufficient medicines for their populations.

Dr Abebaw Fekadu from the Center for Innovative Drug Development and Therapeutic Trials for Africa shares his insights into the landscape for drug discovery and development in Africa.

What are the opportunities created by the pandemic - if any?
And what are the concrete steps needed to enable African countries to set up drug development and manufacturing?

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