Assessment of challenges and opportunities for producing pharmaceuticals in Ethiopia

Abstract

Local pharmaceutical production in developing countries like Ethiopia is an interest of many investors and government. This interest is mainly related to the fact that Ethiopia is a large populous country in Africa and its economy is growing continuously. The currently existing local manufacturers in Ethiopia are few in number and contributing little to the overall economy. This makes Ethiopia to be dependent on imported pharmaceuticals and even all local manufacturers are highly dependent on imported raw materials. This assessment tried to understand the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the pharmaceutical industry in Ethiopia by reviewing relevant literatures and gathering primary data from key respondents.