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 visit by the World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to take stock of Africa’s mRNA vaccine hub. The hub was launched in mid-2021 in a bid to make the latest vaccine technology more readily available to developing countries.