The government is planning to establish a 2,000-acre pharmaceutical innovation park in the Osudoku area as part of efforts to reduce the country’s dependence on imported medicines and strengthen local pharmaceutical manufacturing.

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The Legon Pharmaceutical Innovation Park, a flagship project under the 24-Hour Economy Authority, is expected to create an integrated ecosystem covering pharmaceutical manufacturing, medical-device production, herbal medicine, and research and development.

Head of Technical Delivery and Design at the 24-Hour Economy Authority, Kafui Linda Abbah Foli, said the project is intended to address some of the major challenges facing pharmaceutical manufacturers, particularly access to land and critical infrastructure.

She said the park would provide roads, water, electricity, wastewater treatment and specialised pharmaceutical effluent treatment facilities.

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“The park will provide all this bulk infrastructure facility,” she said.

According to Ms Abbah Foli, providing the infrastructure within a dedicated industrial ecosystem would make it easier for pharmaceutical manufacturers and entrepreneurs to establish and expand their operations.

The proposed park comes as Ghana continues to rely heavily on imports to meet its pharmaceutical requirements.

Ms Abbah Foli said the country currently imports about 70% of its pharmaceutical needs, including finished medicines, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and excipients such as starch and alcohol.

She said the park is therefore being designed to cover the pharmaceutical value chain and reduce the country's vulnerability to disruptions in global supply chains.

The initiative is also expected to support local production of medical devices, including HIV and malaria test kits, which are currently largely imported.

📰 Source: Joy Online Ghana