Dose of reality: What will it take to make mRNA vaccines in SA. 24 MAY 2021 – Messenger RNA vaccines have been hailed for their manufacturing advantages over conventional vaccines – so much so that African leaders such as President Cyril…
Why the African Continent Needs a New Model for Buying and Accessing Vaccines
Africa’s vaccine ambitions. 8 AUGUST 2021 – Africa is a continent of 1.3 billion people, but only makes 1% of the lifesaving vaccines it needs. The continent’s 54 nations are almost entirely dependent on agencies like Unicef and Gavi, the Vaccine…
COVID-19 third wave | Making vaccines in Africa
Africa’s vaccine ambitions. 8 AUGUST 2021 – Africa is a continent of 1.3 billion people, but only makes 1% of the lifesaving vaccines it needs. The continent’s 54 nations are almost entirely dependent on agencies like Unicef and Gavi, the Vaccine…
Africa’s vaccine ambitions
Africa’s vaccine ambitions. 8 AUGUST 2021 – Africa is a continent of 1.3 billion people, but only makes 1% of the lifesaving vaccines it needs. The continent’s 54 nations are almost entirely dependent on agencies like Unicef and Gavi, the Vaccine…
Lagos to Mombasa: How Does the Pandemic End in Africa?
Africa launches a race to produce its own COVID-19 vaccines in two years. 27 AUGUST 2021 – South Africa, where part of the process is already underway, and Senegal, which aims to build a factory in record time, are the countries…
Africa launches a race to produce its own COVID-19 vaccines in two years
Africa launches a race to produce its own COVID-19 vaccines in two years. 27 AUGUST 2021 – South Africa, where part of the process is already underway, and Senegal, which aims to build a factory in record time, are the countries…
How can Africa transform from a vaccine desert to a vaccine hub?
How can Africa transform from a vaccine desert to a vaccine hub? 26 OCTOBER 2021 – To accelerate the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines across the continent, Africa is taking steps to boost homegrown vaccine manufacturing capacity and cut its 99…
Global Health Security Requires Pandemic Prevention
Global Health Security Requires Pandemic Prevention. 26 OCTOBER 2021 – COVID-19 has cost the world millions of lives and trillions of dollars, and it will not be the last time we face such a threat. But there’s hope, say the diverse…
Rwanda and Senegal will host Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine plants
Rwanda and Senegal will host Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine plants: what’s known so far. DECEMBER 2021 – The lack of vaccine production capacity in African countries has been the subject of much concern and hand-wringing in the wake of the COVID-19…
Several African companies could make COVID-19 vaccines if Big Pharma drops its resistance
Several African companies could make covid vaccines, if Big Pharma drops its resistance. DECEMBER 2021 – The pharmaceutical industry has repeatedly claimed that only a few companies worldwide can manufacture covid-19 vaccines. But as the world grapples with omicron, a recent…