Day: November 9, 2022

A Painful Pill or Necessary Evil? Examining the Rising Cost of Retail Medicines

Ghana’s pharmaceutical sector is heavily reliant on foreign exchange, with an estimated 70% of all products being imported whilst the remaining 30% is produced locally. With local manufacture, it is estimated that 83% of all materials are also imported, making the sector heavily sensitive to foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Another contributor to pricing in the […]