A brand new factory stands proudly in the shade of the baobabs. Forty kilometers from Dakar, not far from the new Blaise-Diagne airport (AiBD), the Diamniadio pharmaceutical complex is built. It has four main buildings: the Madiba unit (Manufacturing in Africa for Disease Immunization and Bumailding Autonomy – manufacturing vaccines in Africa and strengthening autonomy), the Africamaril unit, a specialized laboratory, and a research and development center .
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“Everything has been done to meet international standards,” said Amadou Alpha Sall, CEO, on June 2. of Institut Pasteur in Dakar, during the signing ceremony organized by the European Investment Bank (EIB), which formalized for the occasion a concessional loan of 75 million euros. The envelope is part of a large European investment program led by “Team Europe” which brings together the European Commission, EU Member States and other financial institutions.
