{"id":121680,"date":"2025-09-19T05:08:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T05:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/09\/19\/oluga-rallies-investors-to-back-local-drug-manufacturing-as-kenya-eyes-continental-hub-status\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T05:08:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T05:08:38","slug":"oluga-rallies-investors-to-back-local-drug-manufacturing-as-kenya-eyes-continental-hub-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/oluga-rallies-investors-to-back-local-drug-manufacturing-as-kenya-eyes-continental-hub-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Oluga rallies investors to back local drug manufacturing as Kenya eyes continental hub status"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 19 \u2013 Medical Services Principle Secretary Dr Ouma Oluga has rallied global investors, including Blue Orange Capital, to channel resources into local pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing as Kenya seeks to cement its place as Africa\u2019s leading hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a high-level breakfast meeting organised by Kenya Vision 2030 in partnership with Dalberg, Dr Oluga outlined Kenya\u2019s ambition to build a robust pharmaceutical ecosystem capable of supplying both local and continental needs.<\/p>\n<p>He cited the establishment of the Kenya Biovax Institute as a flagship government initiative, underscoring Kenya\u2019s determination to develop homegrown capacity for the production of vaccines and essential medicines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKenya is ready to partner with investors to build a resilient healthcare ecosystem that not only serves our nation but positions us as a continental leader in pharmaceutical innovation and supply security,\u201d Dr Oluga said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/image-3.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The event, attended by policymakers, healthcare leaders, and international investors in Washington D.C., reinforced Kenya\u2019s pitch for strategic partnerships aimed at accelerating Universal Health Coverage (UHC) while strengthening Africa\u2019s overall health security.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 19 \u2013 Medical Services Principle Secretary Dr Ouma Oluga has rallied global investors, including Blue Orange Capital, to channel resources into local pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing as Kenya seeks to cement its place as Africa\u2019s leading hub. Speaking at a high-level breakfast meeting organised by Kenya Vision 2030 in partnership with Dalberg, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121680\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}