Okefu Oyale Okoko

Market Access as the Missing Link: How Structured and Pooled Procurement Can Unlock Nigeria’s Health Manufacturing Potential

Abdu Mukhtar, Nnenna Mba-Oduwusi, Olufunke Falade, Okefu Oyale Okoko, Oluwatoyin Karimu, Ezire Onoriode, Mubarak Ahmed, Precious Eze & Uchenna A. Aja · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2026

Background: Nigeria is on the verge of meeting local manufacturing capacity for malaria commodities like ACTs, RDTs, LLINs, and APIs. Despite meeting significant portions of national demand in theory, manufacturers face restricted market access driven by fragmented procurement st...