Drug firms pin hopes on govt strategy

RYAN CHIGOCHE   Drug firms are optimistic the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Strategy for the period 2021 to 2025, which was approved by Cabinet last year,  would  help extricate them from  the doldrums. The  strategy was  launched upon the realisation that over the past few years, the local pharmaceutical  industry was battling  low levels of  production, huge imports, lack of financial resources, antiquated equipment and…