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Ramaphosa to hold parleys with other African countries to avert closure of SA’s Aspen Pharmacare

May 7, 2022

unnamed — Cyril Ramaphosa takes the oath of office at his inauguation as South African president, at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria, South Africa May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he was working with his counterparts from Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda to save South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare from closure

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he was working with his counterparts from Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda to save South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare from closure. Recently, some executives of the pharmaceutical company indicated about the possible closure of the plant due to lack of orders for jabs. Ramaphosa attributed the lack of orders to the global network that buys Covid-19 vaccines.

The President observed that the closure of the plant would affect not only South Africa but all other countries aspiring to manufacture covid vaccines. South Africa is the most affected country in Africa due to Covid-19. Recently, the county has announced its firth wave of covid 19.