In East Africa, a world-class facility is producing low-cost pharmaceutical-grade artemisinin, an essential ingredient in the new generation of effective malaria cures.
In addition to cultivating and manufacturing a key ingredient in the leading treatment for malaria, ABE is creating opportunities for thousands of farmers in East Africa to increase their incomes. The farmers who grow artemisia for ABE are not only improving their quality of life, but they are producing a critical medication for the millions in the region who suffer from malaria
Advanced Bio Extracts (ABE) is the first company in Africa to cultivate artemisia, bringing employment and treatment for malaria, a disease that kills a million people in Africa every year.