Air Cargo Malawi Wins Approval for Pharmaceutical Shipments
The decision followed Air Cargo Malawi's proposal aimed at resolving supply chain issues that have complicated exports for local pharmaceutical firms.
BLANTYRE, Malawi— Logistics firm Air Cargo Malawi Limited has received long-awaited government approval to transport pharmaceutical products globally by air, which the company says will ease export hurdles facing drug makers in the landlocked nation, writes Steven Godfrey Mkweteza.
Chief Executive Thokozani Unyolo announced Thursday that approval was granted last February for the company to purchase or lease aircraft capable of shipping medical goods from Malawi overseas.
The decision followed Air Cargo Malawi's proposal aimed at resolving supply chain issues that have complicated exports for local pharmaceutical firms.
“The agreement is that we should either purchase our own plane or lease out a plane which will be transporting pharmaceutical products from or to some countries around the world,” Unyolo said while addressing a recent business workshop held in Blantyre.
Andrew Chivalire of leading drug maker PharmaChemie Ltd said such challenging time frames had derailed many exports attempts in the past.
“Some consignments ended up expired in transit due to logistical challenges,” Chivalire told journalists separately at the workshop, citing industry frustrations.