Africa
How Africa could soon start making its own medicines
In most of sub-Saharan Africa, pharmaceutical imports comprise as much as 70 to 90 percent of drugs consumed, leaving citizens vulnerable to shortages.
Alison Buckholtz
Alison Buckholtz is a writer and editor for Handshake: The World Bank Group's Quarterly Journal on Public-Private Partnerships, the publication launched by IFC's Advisory Services in Public-Private Partnerships in 2011. Handshake has explored PPPs in over a dozen sectors – including climate, health, food, reconstruction, cities, and waste – and features original articles and interviews. The newest issue, focused on innovation in PPPs, will be published online and in print on June 16.
