The meeting was attended by over 400 participants including scientists, policy makers, donors, governmental and non governmental organizations from Africa and overseas.
Several interactive panel discussions focusing on partnerships, financing as well as local pharmaceutical manufacturing took place.The ANDI centres of excellence are spread across the five sub-regions of Africa and are conducting research and development; and innovation activities on drugs,diagnostics, vaccines, medical devices and traditional medicines. They will implement ANDI projects and capacity building on the continent.
Achieving these goals will require closer collaboration among research institutions in order to leverage existing capacity to support product development while at the same time building new capacity in Africa. It will also involve identifying, funding and managing a portfolio of projects across Africa, more work in developing infrastructure and broader South-South and North-South collaboration.
<link fileadmin andiclosingpressrelease1.pdf>The ANDI Centres of Excellence (PDF)
