 Access to medicines in Africa is hampered by several factors including high prevalence of infectious and non-communicable diseases, lack of pharmaceutical industries and high cost of raw materials, dependence on foreign suppliers, weak supply chains, insufficient government investment in the pharmaceutical sector, poor healthcare infrastructure, lack of trained personnel, unstable funding sources, and widespread availability of counterfeit drugs. To ensure universal access to medicines, there is a need to improve healthcare infrastructure, increase investments in research and development, and develop sustainable financing mechanisms. This article was authored by Yusuf Adebayo Adebaysi, if a Jew could benefit Nogu, Aishat Jumok Alara, and others.