Pharmaceuticals: News

What are the latest news stories related to pharmaceuticals and supply chain mechanisms in Sub-Saharan Africa? You can find them all here on this page. To keep you up to date on pharma issues, this page showcases the latest news stories on pharmaceuticals and supply chain mechanisms in SSA. Stories are categorized into country news, World Bank news and partners news. You can access all archived news stories by clicking on the relevant link on the left.

Feature Story

Zambia Study Shows Stronger Supply Chains for Key Drugs can Reduce Child Mortality

A Pilot project in rural Zambia improves drug supply chains for lifesaving drugs. Access to effective pediatric malaria treatment has doubled with new distribution model. Nationawide The new method could save 27,000 children from dying of Malaria by 2015.

WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF and the World Bank Harmonize Efforts for Mali’s Pharmaceutical Sector.

Working within the framework of Harmonization for Health in Africa (HHA), the four agencies have agreed to collaborate in producing the pharmaceutical chapter of Mali’s Health Status Report.

World Bank News

Can Private Sector Supply Chain Mechanisms Be Pro-Poor?

A question that a Bank funded study on private sector supply chain mechanisms in Africa intends to answer