Ghana Pharmaceutical Expo 2020 launched

The Chamber of pharmacy Ghana, (COPG), in collaboration with
some others key industry partners, has launched the 2020 Ghana Pharmaceutical
Expo (GHAPHEX 2020) last week in Accra.
The event slated for 17th to 19th June 2020 under the theme:
"Making Ghana a Pharmaceutical Hub-Opportunities and Partnerships) is
being organized by the COPG in collaboration with Ministry of Trade and
Industries, the Exim bank Ghana, Food and Drugs Authority of Ghana, Ghana Standards
Authority, Noguchi Memorial Research Institutes and African Vaccines
Manufacturing Institute(AVMI).
GHAPHEX 2020 is expected to serve as a congenial environment
to accommodate important players of the Ghana pharma industry together with
other very interesting international pharmaceutical businesses and
stakeholders.
It also expected to host about 100 local exhibitors and a
good number of business participants from all over the world.
It will promote business discussion among participants and
workshops on medical, pharmaceutical, science, engineering, technology and
business by practically connecting Government agencies to pharma manufacturing
companies.
Speaking on the theme, the deputy minister of health, Hon.
Alex Kodwo Kom Abban said the government of Ghana is taking steps to make Ghana
a sub-regional pharmaceutical hub. Urging all key players in the pharmaceutical
sector, including the private sector, to pool resources together to turn Ghana
into a vibrant pharmaceutical research and development and production hub – not
only to support healthcare delivery but also to provide jobs associated
benefits to millions in Ghana.
"For Ghana to become a world-class pharmaceutical
investment and manufacturing hub for the continent, producing and supplying high
quality and affordable medicines requires for the need to develop and transform
the pharmaceutical sector to be competitive and sustainable, locally
manufacturing and distributing quality, safe and efficacious medicines for
domestic and export market", he said.
In his welcome address, the Chairman of the Chamber of Pharmacy
Ghana Mr. Harrison K. Abutiate commended the Government of Ghana for choosing
the pharmaceutical sector among the three main anchor areas of
industrialization in Ghana.
To him, as a result of this initiative, the Chamber in
partnership with HLM Holdings has earmarked part of the DAWA Industrial Zone as
a Pharmaceutical enclave. The enclave will also see the establishment of Active
Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), Bioequivalence Centre (BE)
He also commended the Minister of Trade and Industry for the
establishment of a Pharmaceutical Unit that is currently assisting in the
provision of Technical support to the sector.
Mr. Abutiate thanked the Department for International
Development (DfID) UKAid for supporting the Chamber with a Pharmaceutical
Technical Expert inReviewing the Draft Pharmaceutical Sector Development
Strategy, Supporting in the establishment of the pharmaceutical enclave,
Positioning Ghana as a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Hub and Strengthening
medicines regulation and strategic use of Intellectual Property (IP) laws and
Establishing an Incubation Platform under the Chamber.
He stressed that the Incubation platform will provide
specific support services to the industry such as; Provision of training and
capacity building Business to Business Linkages Industry Information repository
and
Organising regular networking sessions among members,
topical presentations and inviting guest speakers.
Mr. Harrison K. Abutiate called on both local and
international companies to participate in GHAPHEX 2020 by exhibiting,
sponsoring and participating in all activities to make it a memorable one.
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