Mauritius seeks to set up a pharmaceutical plant for the production of vaccines against COVID-19.
The Minister of Land Transport and Light Rail, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mr Alan Ganoo, made this statement in the evening following his intervention via videoconference, at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers, which is being held in the Republic of Malawi.
Minister Ganoo expressed Mauritius’s interest to venture in the local production of COVID-19 vaccines for countries in the region. This, he said, is in line with the objective of the African Medicines Agency to facilitate access to safe and affordable medicines for African countries.
He extended his gratitude to SADC Member States for their assistance to Mauritius in the Chagos Archipelago issue. The Minister also appealed to countries participating in the 27th Universal Postal Congress in Côte d’Ivoire to support this cause.
Additionally, he indicated that the SADC Council Ministers meet is an important platform whereby key projects and pertinent issues such as security of the region and combating terrorism are discussed.
