AFRICA CDC hosts lead partners of Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM). 15 MARCH 2023 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) hosted its lead partners at a meeting on the sidelines of the Africa Health Agenda…
Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease
Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease. 21 MARCH 2023 – Brazzaville/Dar es Salaam – Tanzania today confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after laboratory tests were carried out following reports of cases and deaths in the country’s…
AVMI says establishing regional manufacturing should be easy but sustaining it will be difficult.
[GVIRF 2023] WHO, CEPI, and AVMI say establishing regional manufacturing is easy but sustaining it is difficult. 30 MARCH 2023 – The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the stark global disparities in vaccine access and this spurred regions to start thinking of a…
Ramping up vaccine manufacturing in Africa
Ramping up vaccine manufacturing in Africa. Today, less than 1% of vaccines used in Africa are manufactured locally. This means that African countries are reliant on imports to immunize their people, including against long-standing diseases like polio and newer scourges like…
Workforce Training and Skills Development Programme
AFRICAN BIOMANUFACTURINGWorkforce Training and Skills Development Programme. Publication Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 – 16:15 The CSIR will be launching the African Biomanufacturing Workforce Training Programme, designed to support training and development in the biomanufacturing sector with the intent to…
SA’s cheap shot at Biovac
SA’s cheap shot at Biovac. 19 APRIL 2023 – SA’s state-backed vaccine manufacturer Biovac has been dealt a blow by the department of health after it switched to a cheaper supplier of shots to protect children against deadly preumococcal diseases.
African Vaccines: local manufacturers are struggling to access the market – what must change?
African vaccines: local manufacturers are struggling to access the market – what must change. 25 APRIL 2023 – Two recent developments in South Africa have underscored the opportunities – and challenges – facing vaccine production on the continent. One was the…
Can Africa get close to vaccine independence? Here is what it will take.
In world first, Nigeria introduces new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis. 27 APRIL 2023 – Just 3 percent of all COVID-19 vaccine doses delivered in 2021 went to Africa, home to one-fifth of the world’s population, according to the World Health Organization….
Signing of a new agreement to drive vaccine impact in Africa
The signing of a new agreement to drive vaccine impact in Africa. 15 MAY 2023 – The African Union Commission (AUC) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase access and accelerate the uptake of…
New Study Highlights Promising Pathway to Sustainable Vaccines and Biologics Manufacturing in Africa
New Study Highlights Promising Pathway to Sustainable Vaccines and Biologics Manufacturing in Africa, using a Contract Manufacturing Model for Fill & Finish Operations. 6 JULY 2023 – Unizima, the technical advisory arm of Univercells Group, announces the findings of a new…