Launch of the AfCFTA–anchored pharmaceutical initiative’s centralised pooled procurement mechanism for select maternal, neonatal child healthcare pharmaceuticals & PPE products : concept note
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United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa;United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa;
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The AfCFTA-Pharmaceutical Initiative was initially launched in November 2019 by ECA, alongside the Government of Seychelles(representing select Small Island Developing States (SIDS)), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Union Development Agency- New Partnership for Africa's Development (AUDA-NEPAD), in collaboration with UN Family entities, WHO, UNFPA, UNDOCO and UNAIDS. The Pharma Initiative is a contribution towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Global Development Agenda; the African Union’s Agenda 2063 aspirations and operationalization of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Plan for Africa (PMPA) by ensuring that private sector and public sector collaboration yield tangible results and contribute to the Africa We Want leaving Noone Behind. The AfCFTA-anchored Pharmaceutical Initiative (Pharma Initiative) leverages on the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Africa Medicines Agency (AMA) to provide an integrated platform approach for appropriate, effective, and sustainable regional pooled procurement mechanism on the continent.
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“United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa (2021-07). Launch of the AfCFTA–anchored pharmaceutical initiative’s centralised pooled procurement mechanism for select maternal, neonatal child healthcare pharmaceuticals & PPE products : concept note. Addis Ababa :. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/48098”Collections
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