The 2% Problem and Air Cargo's Untapped Power
From Insights by Pharma.Aero by Pharma.Aero
December 8, 2025 · 18 min · Season 3 · Episode 24
About this episode
This episode discusses the challenges of air cargo capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa and its impact on health logistics.
This episode explores one of the most pressing and overlooked challenges in global health logistics: the fact that only 2% of the world’s air cargo capacity serves Sub-Saharan Africa, a region home to 1.6 billion people. Pharma.Aero Secretary General Frank Van Gelder sits down with Glyn Hughes, Director General of TIACA, The International Air Cargo Association, and discusses how the lack of cargo capacity directly affects access to essential medicines, vaccines, and economic opportunities. Hu...
People in this episode
Host: Frank Van Gelder
Guest: Glyn Hughes
Topics covered
- air cargo
- global health logistics
- access to medicines
- vaccines
- economic opportunities
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Keywords
- air cargo
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- global health
- logistics
- essential medicines
- vaccines
- economic opportunities
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: TIACA
Places: Sub-Saharan Africa
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