The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the risks of concentrated supply chains and the impact these can have on medicines security across countries, with ongoing geopolitical tensions and wars only further complicating present-day dynamics.
Supply Chain Derisking: The Case For US-India Partnering Amid China Clout
With just 14% of active pharmaceutical ingredients estimated to be made in the US and China’s overall dominance in the space, a new study points to the pressing need for the US to address bottlenecks in the supply chain and proposes a string of approaches to partner with India in its de-risking efforts.
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