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How to mitigate the economic cost of supplying PPEs to African countries

Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and its spread worldwide, there was a shortage of diagnostics, medical supplies and essential medical equipment such as personal protective equipment for healthcare workers and other frontline staff. Many African governments had challenges with the procurement of essential supplies to support their response activities and face stiff competition with the more industrialized countries for the limited available supplies. But can the African medical supplies platform mitigate this cost for African Union member states? Racey Muchilwa, Norvatis sub-Saharan African Head joins CNBC Africa for more.
Tue, 01 Sep 2020 15:39:19 GMT