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Comment
. 2021 Jun;6(6):e006362.
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006362.

Local manufacturing, local supply chains and health security in Africa: lessons from COVID-19

Geoffrey Banda  1   2 , Julius Mugwagwa  3 , Cecilia Wanjala  4 , Maureen Mackintosh  5 , Dinar Kale  5
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Local manufacturing, local supply chains and health security in Africa: lessons from COVID-19

Geoffrey Banda et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Jun.
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Keywords: COVID-19; health policies and all other topics; health policy; health systems; public health.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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