African Union leaders have adopted a presidential declaration committing member states to scale up local manufacturing of health products.

Namibia has welcomed India's proposal under the "Pharmacy of the World" initiative to establish a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility locally.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah made this statement during discussions with India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at State House.

Namibia Ceramics, a manufacturing construction plant site located in Tsumeb, is the brainchild of Heikky Katti, a local man who came up with the business idea in 2017.