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…
Expanding sustainable vaccine manufacturing in Africa
Expanding sustainable vaccine manufacturing in Africa: Priorities for Support. NOVEMBER 2022, The pandemic has highlighted new and pressing challenges to regional vaccine supply resilience as a critical factor in global health security. While 1.8 billion doses1 of COVID-19 vaccine have been…
Why South Africa stopped making vaccines
COVID-19: Africa Needs to Break the Circle of Dependency. 13 MAY 2021 – Africa Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative (AVMI) primarily aims at promoting the establishment of sustainable human vaccine manufacturing capacity in Africa. Since its establishment, AVMI together with multiple and different…
HIV raises the risk of death from COVID-19 in South Africa’s Western Cape
HIV raises the risk of death from COVID-19 in South Africa’s Western Cape. 8 JULY 2020 – HIV raises the risk of death from COVID-19 in South Africa’s Western Cape province and around eight percent of deaths from COVID-19 in 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….
Biovac and Development Partners Collaborate to Support SA’s Vaccine Manufacturing Expansion
Biovac and Development Partners Collaborate to Support South Africa’s Vaccine Manufacturing Expansion and Advance Long-Term Health Security Across Africa. 1 MARCH 2022 – To support South Africa and the African continent increase vaccine manufacturing capacity and reduce reliance on imports, a…
Africa’s vaccine revolution must have research at its core
Africa’s vaccines revolution must have research at its core COVID-19: Africa Needs to Break the Circle of Dependency. 13 MAY 2021 – Africa Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative (AVMI) primarily aims at promoting the establishment of sustainable human vaccine manufacturing capacity in Africa….
Push for Local Vaccine Production
Push for Local Vaccine Production as race for COVID-19 antidote continues. 6th JULY 2020 – The World is facing an unprecedented health challenge that has seen the loss of over 500,000 in just 7 months. The novel 2019 Corona Virus Disease…
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…
The future of vaccine manufacturing in Africa.
The future of vaccine manufacturing in Africa. Reminiscent of the 2009 H1N1 Influenza pandemic, the COVID-19 pandemic is perpetuating the stark reality of vaccine insecurity in Africa. Less than 1 percent of all vaccines used on the continent are locally produced—a…