By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe’s pharmaceutical sector is buckling under the weight of multiple systemic challenges, ranging from excessive regulation and porous borders enabling black market medicine sales, to the underutilisation of qualified professionals in public health facilities. Speaking at the third annual Community Pharmacists Association and Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Association Conference, Mr. Stephen Banda, representing the Ministry of Health and Child Care, said the government was deeply concerned about the diversion of medicines from public facilities to the black market, which is undermining both health outcomes and trust in the system.…
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