Re-advertisement: The World Bank Group invites eligible firms for the following: Pharmaceutical Industry Diagnostic: South Africa. The consulting firm is required to assess and benchmark SA’s competitiveness and carve out a road map to scale investment in the following sub sectors: Prescriptive medicines; medical devices; Vaccines and Injectables. It will provide the Government of South Africa; and key market players with a set of prioritized recommendations to guide a phased industry development. The diagnostic will also assess supporting and complementary industries providing local materials and inputs by focusing the analysis on the raw materials where SA has a comparative advantage; including: (i) active ingredients for the different types of pharmaceutical products; (ii) inactive ingredients including acids; concentrates; and other excipients; and (iii) consumables including vials; sterile bottles; syringes; rubber stoppers; cotton; and alcohol-based products. The diagnostic will include a capacity assessment of the existing research and development (R&D) capabilities; and human capital for pharmaceutical manufacturing in both the public and the private sectors. Ultimately the diagnostics will provide a roadmap concerted and validated by key stakeholders detailing a phased-out approach; including actions and reforms necessary to unlock the potential of manufacturing of medicines; essential equipment in South Africa; and how to access markets on the African continent. Country: South Africa. Please note that this bid was published late. (Тендер №110077742ru)