Abstract
Africa is faced with six mega challenges which include; population change, changing demographics, urbanization, climate change, land-use change, and transformative technologies. Furthermore, the level of development varies across the African continent which is coupled with inadequate capacity (including human expertise) to handle the drug development process. Despite the existence of the policy and regulatory frameworks in drug development, they are not fine-tuned to support the drug discovery process. Therefore, these challenges pose a threat to natural products drug discovery, and development on the continent. Additionally, drug resistance for example antimicrobial and anticancer drug resistance which renders current drugs ineffective; severe adverse drug reactions (toxicity) of some drugs for example anticancer drugs, ARVs; the high cost of some drugs for example a dose of
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callSimilar Papers
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
