Urgent international action is needed by governments and pharmaceutical supply chain stakeholders to reopen air freight routes used by the global off-patent industry so that critical medicines can be supplied to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic, according to the International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association.
“Air freight is a crucial part of the pharmaceutical supply chain,” pointed out IGBA chair Hanan Sboul. “Pharmaceutical manufacturers rely on capacity in passenger flights to ship medicines and ingredients rapidly and securely