Barbados secures “game-changer” pharmaceutical deal with Rwanda

Barbados has secured a major “game-changer” contract with the government of Rwanda to establish a new pharmaceutical industry – the first in the Caribbean.

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley made the announcement during a press conference at the Grantley Adams International Airport.

“Perhaps the biggest game changer since we have come to the office is about to unfold, and we have been working on it very quietly for the last 6 months or so, and that is addressing the issue of pharmaceutical equity and creating a platform for jobs, investment and earnings for a pharmaceutical industry in Barbados for the first time.”

The Prime Minister informed the media that the government of Rwanda, the European Union, the European Investment Bank, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Susan Buffett Foundation had already committed to assisting Barbados in establishing the industry.

“This has been a major, major, major achievement for a small state like Barbados to be able to locate itself center of the Americas as a location for the development of a pharmaceutical industry.