Health minister says locally made medical supplies reach 44% of Ethiopia’s market
Ethiopia’s health minister says the domestic market share of locally manufactured medicines and health products has risen from 8% to 44%.
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- Ethiopia’s health minister says the domestic market share of locally manufactured medicines and health products has risen from 8% to 44%.
Locally manufactured medicines and health products now account for 44 percent of Ethiopia’s domestic market, up from 8 percent, Health Minister Mekdes Daba said in remarks reported by the Ethiopian News Agency and carried by AllAfrica on August 26, 2026.
The reported increase points to a larger role for domestic producers in Ethiopia’s health supply chain. The source record attributes the figures to the minister but does not specify the measurement period, product mix or whether the market share is calculated by value or volume.
Those methodological details, along with independent industry data, will be important for evaluating the scale and durability of the shift. The claim nevertheless marks a significant stated benchmark in the government’s effort to expand local health-sector manufacturing.
