Pfizer, Cipla Pledge Better Access To Affordable Cancer Therapies In Africa

Pfizer and Cipla have separately committed to expanding access to affordable oncology drugs in sub-Saharan Africa in collaboration with the American Cancer Society and the Clinton Health Access Initiative. The public-private alliances are expected to enable procurement of these medicines for the African nations at significant savings, which Cipla tells Scrip could be in the region of 20-30% initially.