One of the things I value most about the #TraceHub community ...we don't read about progress from a distance. We hear it directly from the people driving it.
At our TraceHub Global Virtual Community Meeting, our speaker Mr Nathan Seyoum External Medicine Assessor (Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA)) & Regional Coordinator at East African Regulatory Affairs Professionals Association (EARAPA) gave us a powerful reality check on what pharmaceutical traceability means at #Ethiopia's scale:
• 120+ million Ethiopians to protect
• 25,000+ health commodities in circulation
• 10,953+ healthcare facilities and 18,000+ health posts
• 11 Manufacturers, 400+ Importers, 489 Wholesalers, 1,500+ Pharmacies, 4,056+ Drug shops, 618+ Drug vendors
• Drug import value: over 6.5 billion Ethiopian Birr
These numbers don't just describe a market. They define the stakes.
Building a track and trace system at this scale is one of the most complex.. and most important , public health infrastructure challenges in Africa today.
That's the value of community. The information comes straight from the source.