Empowering Africa's healthcare future: the crucial role of human capital development in bio- and pharmaceutical manufacturing

Michael Mynhardt; Chiluba Mwila; Mahlet K. Habtemariam; Akhona Tshangela; Mar Martinez; Ngashi Ngongo; Jean Kaseya; Nicaise Ndembi

doi:10.4081/jphia.2023.2866

Authors

Michael Mynhardt Co-Founder & CEO at MMH & Partners Africa, Cape Town, South Africa.
Chiluba Mwila Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Mahlet K. Habtemariam Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Akhona Tshangela Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Mar Martinez Health Policy, Global Development, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium.
Ngashi Ngongo Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Jean Kaseya Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Nicaise Ndembi
nicaisen@africa-union.org
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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Mynhardt, M., Mwila, C., Habtemariam, M. K., Tshangela, A., Martinez, M., Ngongo, N., Kaseya, J., & Ndembi, N. (2023). Empowering Africa’s healthcare future: the crucial role of human capital development in bio- and pharmaceutical manufacturing. Journal of Public Health in Africa, 14(10). https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2023.2866