Can Morocco become the next « African Hub » of the pharmaceutical industry? Tuesday, April 20, 2021 4:26 AM UTC
Since the start of the pandemic, all eyes are on the pharmaceutical industry. In Morocco, this sector constitutes the second largest chemical activity after phosphates and occupies the second place on the African continent, where the local production of medicines is one of the main weak points. Producing only 3% of its drug consumption and importing 95% of its needs, Africa faces a major challenge in terms of access to medicines, to which is added the Covid crisis, which has highlighted the structural fragility of the continent s pharmaceutical industry.