Life-saving pharmaceuticals Kenya Stories

Kenya moves to fast-track medicine registration, boost local pharma production
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 10, 2025

The collaboration aims to harmonise pharmaceutical regulations, boost local manufacturing, and ensure patients receive essential medicines more quickl...

Africa imports over 70 per cent of its medicines — Local production of ingredients could change that
The Conversation  |  Oct 26, 2025

The governments of Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and Nigeria are investing in public-private partnerships to support this shift.

KEMRI partners with US firm Tonix Pharmaceuticals to develop mpox vaccine
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 14, 2024

The trial, set to take place in Kenya, will focus on assessing the vaccine's safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity.

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