Kenya is a focal point for the distribution of pharmaceuticals and related products in the East Africa region. As evidence by research conducted by Letsema East Africa, Kenya’s global pharmaceuticals market share is tiny. Yet the opportunity exists for it to be so much more. The Kenya Data Series is where Letsema East Africa investigates […]
As a key trade hub within East Africa, Kenya’s plays an important role within the region’s medicine and pharmaceutical’s sector. Letsema East Africa assessed the nation’s pharmaceuticals and medicine sector, where Kenya’s government is the nation’s largest institutional buyer of medicines and less than 30% of local demand is produced or supplied locally. The Kenya […]
In the latest episode of Letsema Talks, we speak to Jayde Alexander, a Senior Consultant at Letsema about East Africa’s pharma sector. We further delve into the structural challenges inhibiting the pharmaceutical sector’s growth, the role of international actors within the global pharma market, and the steps countries can take to create an enabling environment […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is not just an existential threat to human health and economic wellbeing but represents the schism of local markets relying on international suppliers for essential goods. When those supply chains are interrupted, the availability of such goods is compromised. Despite significant economic growth in East Africa, averaging 5.8% annually from 2015-2019, the […]
