The coronavirus outbreak is just about to cause more harm than had been envisaged in the management of health services across the globe. Just this week the Indian Government banned the export of critical components of medicines as it positions to secure the health of its 1.3 Billion people. The ban in effect could hurt developing countries including Kenya that heavily rely on India for imports of essential drugs. Sam Gituku looks into Kenya’s pharmaceutical market and assesses the impact such bans will have on a healthcare system that heavily relies on imported drugs, most of them from India.
Kenya could face essential drugs stockout as India and China suspend exports
The coronavirus outbreak is just about to cause more harm than had been envisaged in the management of health services across the globe. Just this week the Indian Government banned the export of critical components of medicines as it positions to secure the health of its 1.3 Billion people. The ban in effect could hurt developing countries including Kenya that heavily rely on India for imports of essential drugs. Sam Gituku looks into Kenya’s pharmaceutical market and assesses the impact such bans will have on a healthcare system that heavily relies on imported drugs, most of them from India.
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