GOVERNMENT says the recently held Zambia–European Union Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Forum has seen the signing of an MOU between Pharmanova and a Spanish company to set up a pharmaceutical hub that will cost over US$100 million. Last week, the country held the Zambia–European Union Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Forum under the theme ‘Strengthening Healthcare through Local Manufacturing’. In an interview, Tuesday, Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga said the hub will be built by Medlab and handed over to Pharmanova. “They have even come (investors), there is a company called Medlab from Spain which constructs 10 key projects in pharmaceuticals and they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Pharmanova of Zambia. They are going to do what we are calling a...

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