! Modern diagnostic centers and laboratories ; ! International level educational institutions, e.g. ENDSS and the École de Médecine St Christopher Iba Mar Diop, and a highly reputed medical faculty that trains physicians for the sub-region and the Maghreb ; ! A code of ethics that conforms to international standards ; ! A secure institutional and regulatory framework ; ! The presence of many large companies such as Pfizer and Sanofi-Avantis that have started producing generic drugs and distributing medical equipment and machinery ; ! Intellectual property protection for patents ; ! A large spectrum of medicinal plants and a sound understanding of plant therapy that could be used as the basis for phytotherapy research and development.
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• Universal health coverage ; • National emergency policy ; • Stronger mechanism for the free services policy ; • Improvement of sectoral governance ; • Development of public-private partnerships.
This sector holds promise for the whole value chain
Senegal offers attractive prospects for investments throughout the value chain, from research and development to the production of generic drugs and phytopharmaceutical products.
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Other opportunities are awaiting attention in biomedical and genetic research, convalescence and well-being centers, reconstructive plastic surgery, the pharmaceutical industry, etc. Furthermore, because of its geographical location, Senegal has an abundant, extremely diversified flora that could be used for medicinal purposes. Some of the medicinal plants have molecules of proven scientific value. ■
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