African Pharmaceuticals Market, Forecast to 2020

Africa is in a transition phase, on its way to achieving adherence to global standards, such as the WHO pre-qualification for manufacturing. Local production is regarded as a key strategy for sustained access to quality-assured medicines for the long term. The regulatory environment for manufacturing in regions such as East Africa seems to grow rapidly, owing to regional harmonisation. Healthcare coverage is expected to expand to a greater proportion of the population through National Health Insurance (NHI) initiatives, as well as through memberships with private health insurance providers, particularly among the emerging middle class.

South Africa remains as the best established region for pharmaceutical manufacturing in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the local manufacturing markets in East and West Africa are relatively well developed and positioned to grow. A bulk of Africa-based pharmaceutical companies that are developing medicines have simple formulations and mixtures, which are easy to do. Technology transfer is paramount to developing the manufacturing sector in Africa, particularly as the disease burden is changing. There is a paradigm shift coming from the lower end to the higher end of adoption of complex formulations, in line with treatment guidelines, especially in HIV and AIDS and NCDs.

This research service presents findings on 2 fast-growing pharmaceutical markets in sub-Saharan Africa: Kenya and Nigeria. A brief competitive overview, along with the pricing and regulatory environment is provided for each country. Revenues and growth forecasts, insights on market dynamics, and drivers and restraints for the pharmaceutical markets of Kenya and Nigeria are covered. Market segmentation is done based on products (prescription—branded and generic and consumer care/over the counter) as well as therapeutic areas (haematology, oncology, men's health, central nervous system (CNS), women's health, diabetes, cardiovascular, dermatological, gastrointestinal, cough and cold, nutritional, analgesics, and anti-infectives).The study also provides the business opportunities and strategic recommendations for the pharmaceuticals market.