Thirty African Countries Now Back Africa Medicines Agency Treaty But Continent’s Economic Powers Still Hold Out

03/02/2022 Paul Adepoju

Some 21 countries have now ratified the African Medicines Agency treaty – well beyond the 15 ratifications reached in November 2021, which allowed the AMA treaty instrument to formally take effect. Egypt, Africa’s third most populous country, is the most recent state to have both ratified and deposited the treaty – marking a significant milestone […] Continue reading ->

African Medicines Agency Has Key Role as Continent Pushes Local Vaccine Production

07/12/2021 Kerry Cullinan

The newly constituted African Medicines Agency (AMA) will be key in assisting the African Union (AU) to achieve its aim of producing 60% of vaccines on its own soil by 2040. This emerged at a two-day meeting of the Partnership for Africa Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) hosted by Rwanda this week. The PAVM was set up […] Continue reading ->

The African Medicines Agency Countdown

05/11/2021 Editorial team

Thirty-nine of the African Union’s 55 member states have now signed and/or ratified the African Medicines Agency Treaty, as of 6 July 2024, with Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cape Verde amongst the latest to swing behind the treaty. As the countdown for other nations to sign continues, Health Policy Watch is tracking […] Continue reading ->

Breaking: Majority of African Countries Have Now Signed African Medicines Agency Treaty, Enabling Better Access to Newer, Safer Medicines

05/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher

Signatories to the new African Medicines Agency Treaty have now reached 28 countries – more than half of the African Union’s 55 member states – with the balance tipping as Uganda signed the treaty instrument last week. On Friday, 5 November, after more than a decade of preparations, the African Medicine Agency (AMA) treaty […] Continue reading ->