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…
A new era of vaccine sovereignty in Africa beckons
How COVID spurred Africa to plot a vaccines revolution. 21 APRIL 2021 – Prompted by the pandemic, Africa’s leaders are on a path to ramp up capacity in vaccine manufacturing and boost the continent’s regulatory bodies for medicines. On 13 April,…
New COVID-19 health technologies
Global collaboration to accelerate new COVID-19 health technologies 24 APRIL 2020 – Global health actors, private sector partners and other stakeholders are launching a landmark collaboration to accelerate the development, production and equitable global access to new COVID-19 essential health technologies….
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.
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…
Broad manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa a ‘very tall order’
What it will take to vaccinate the world against COVID-19. Within just a few months, pharmaceutical firms have produced hundreds of millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine. But the world needs billions — and as fast as possible. Companies say they…
The COVID-19 vaccine development landscape.
The COVID-19 vaccine development landscape. 9 APRIL 2020 – The genetic sequence of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, was published on 11 January 2020, triggering intense global R&D activity to develop a vaccine against the disease. The scale of the…