Emzor boosts medicine self-sufficiency with €13.85m European Investment Bank financing deal
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L-R : Head of Site Operations, Emzor Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd, Ashish Kumar Sehgal; CEO of APIFA, Frankline Keter; Project Finance Division, EIB, Arthur Delor; Communications Manager, West and Central Africa, Isabelle Vovor; Chairman of Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Emeka Okoli, at Emzor factory tour with officials of European Investment Bank (EIB)
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The deal was consummated at the European Union-Nigeria Strategic Meeting which was held at the Presidential Villa on Thursday.
Seated L-R: Group Managing Director, Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Dr Stella C. Okoli, OON; Managing Director, Access Banking Plc, Roosevelt Ogbonna; Director for International Parteners, EIB Global, Diederick Zambon. Standing L-R: Chairman of Emzor Pharmaceuticals, Emeka Okoli; CEO of APIFA, Frankline Keter; Head of Regional Office for West and Central Africa, EIB, Roger Stuart, and some EU Ambassadors, at the official signing of a financing agreement for Emzor Pharmaceuticals at the Presidential Villa
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Speaking at the meeting, the Honorable Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, said, "Today marks yet another milestone in the annals of the EU-Nigeria development cooperation. The EU -Nigeria relations is one of the most vibrant development partnerships in terms of volume, thematic interventions, modalities and geographical spread in deployment of resources.
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"The EU-Nigeria Strategic Dialogue is happening at the take-off of the current Administration in Nigeria and presents opportunities for proper articulation and consolidation of priorities in our partnership."
L-R: CEO of APIFA, Frankline Keter; Communication Manager, West and Central Africa, Isabelle Vovor; Group Managing Director, Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Dr Stella C. Okoli (OON); Investment Officer, Project Finance Division, EIB, Arthur Delor; and Chairman of Emzor Pharmaceuticals, Emeka Okoli, at the Emzor factory tour with officials of European Investment Bank (EIB)
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The partnership with Emzor is a significant step towards accelerating treatments against malaria and healthcare access across Nigeria and the African continent and reducing the dependence on the importation of essential medicines.
Emzor boosts medicine self-sufficiency with €13.85m European Investment Bank financing deal
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The funding is to specifically support the manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) in Nigeria, of which Emzor is a pioneer, with the company's API factory in Shagamu set to begin production of up to 400 metric tonnes per year of APIs by Q1 2024.
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Emzor boosts medicine self-sufficiency with €13.85m European Investment Bank financing deal
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The company’s API factory will produce artemether, lumefantrine, sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine.
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