ghana news 24-Hour Economy targets 30,000 jobs with pharmaceutical park at Ningo Prampram …Today is deadline for drugmakers to register interest

The Authority describes LePIP as Ghana’s first integrated pharmaceutical innovation park, designed to make the country a manufacturing and export hub for West Africa and beyond.

Import dependence About 70 per cent of Ghana’s pharmaceutical demand is met through imports, costing the country more than $300 million annually, the call for expressions of interest says.

Shared facilities Under the plan, a special purpose vehicle will provide shared infrastructure, including power, water and steam meeting Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards, an effluent treatment plant, cold-chain warehousing and ready-built factory shells.