Takeaway: Africa’s Regional Research Hubs: Building Local Capacity for Drug Manufacturing and Health Innovation

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Africa needs strategically distributed regional research and development hubs to accelerate local pharmaceutical manufacturing, reduce medicine costs, and build continental health security, according to a new Nature Medicine analysis. — Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels (Pexels License)

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Why Africa needs regional pharma R&D hubs: 1) Bridge research-to-manufacturing gap via integrated translational facilities 2) Reduce medicine costs through localized production networks 3) Retain scientific talent and create high-skill employment.

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Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.

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