Sanctions Impact on Zimbabwe's Health Sector
Zimbabwe's Health and Child Care deputy minister, Sleiman Kwidini, attributes the decline of the local pharmaceutical manufacturing industry to Western-imposed sanctions.
Companies such as Datlab and Caps Pharmaceuticals have been significantly affected, according to Kwidini, who made these remarks during a Parliament question-and-answer session.
We have been discussing this issue for more than 20 years.
- Sanctions have led to the decline of local pharmaceutical manufacturing.
- Companies like Datlab and Caps Pharmaceuticals are major casualties.
The minister noted that such challenges were not faced before the sanctions era.
Author's summary: Sanctions hurt Zimbabwe's health sector.