Pharmaceutical Industry Blog

Last Updated: July 16, 2026 TL;DR: Argentina — a nation of more than 45 million people with one of Latin America's strongest and most self-sufficient pharmaceutical industries, a founding member of Mercosur and home to ANMAT, a PAHO/WHO reference regulatory authority — depends on a reliable, compliant supply of the specialty and critical-care injectables it needs, together with active pharmaceutical ingredients and technology-transfer partners. Every imported sterile injectab

Last Updated: July 16, 2026 TL;DR: Iraq — a nation of more than 47 million people whose health system is rebuilding across federal governorates and the Kurdistan Region, running from teaching hospitals in Baghdad, Basra, Mosul and Erbil down to general and district hospitals and primary health centres, and which imports the large majority of its finished pharmaceuticals and almost all of its active pharmaceutical ingredients — depends on a reliable, compliant supply of steril

Last Updated: July 16, 2026 TL;DR: Algeria — the largest country in Africa by area and a nation of more than 47 million people, with one of North Africa's biggest pharmaceutical markets and a strong, state-backed drive toward local production — depends on a reliable, compliant supply of sterile injectables and specialty products it does not yet make at home, together with active pharmaceutical ingredients and technology-transfer partners. Every imported sterile injectable mus

Last Updated: July 16, 2026 TL;DR: Uganda — a nation of more than 51 million people whose health system runs from national referral hospitals in Kampala down to regional referral, district and rural facilities across every region, and which imports the large majority of its finished pharmaceuticals and almost all of its active pharmaceutical ingredients — depends on a reliable, compliant supply of sterile injectables. Every imported sterile injectable must be registered with

Last Updated: July 15, 2026 TL;DR: Sudan — a nation of more than 51 million people whose health system runs from national teaching hospitals to state and rural facilities, and which imports the large majority of its finished pharmaceuticals and almost all of its active pharmaceutical ingredients — depends on a reliable, compliant supply of sterile injectables. Every imported sterile injectable must hold a registration certificate issued by the National Medicines and Poisons B

Last Updated: July 15, 2026 TL;DR: Colombia — a nation of more than 53 million people and one of Latin America's largest and most sophisticated pharmaceutical markets, anchored by a universal-coverage health system and served through the Caribbean and Pacific ports — depends on a reliable, compliant supply of sterile injectables and imports a large share of its finished injectables and almost all of its active pharmaceutical ingredients. Every imported sterile injectable must