A Groundbreaking Collaboration at IATF2023. 13 NOVEMBER 2023 – Announcing a groundbreaking collaboration at the #IATF2023, Afreximbank has inked a Project Preparation Facility Agreement with Innovative Biotech Limited. This venture aims to propel IBL to the forefront of healthcare innovation, marking…
Is there a regional solution to vaccine inequity?
Is there a regional solution to vaccine inequity? 17 JANUARY 2023 – The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent global rollout of vaccines revealed the good, the bad and the ugly of the global community’s ability to come together and respond. The good…
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…
Ghana minister of health in SA on mission to hunt for vaccine manufacturing operations.
Ghana minister of health in SA on mission to hunt for vaccine manufacturing operations 13 AUGUST 2024 – The African Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative (AVMI) hosted Ghana’s Minister of Health, Bernard Okoe Boye, and his group on Monday, August 12, for a…
Vaccine Alliance hosts the First Manufacturers Marketplace for Vaccine Manufacturing
Africa CDC & Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance host the First Manufacturers Marketplace for Vaccine Manufacturing African Union Member States. 1 OCTOBER 2023 – Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance hosted by the Kingdom…
Are African-made vaccines the solution to vaccine inequity?
Are African-made vaccines the solution to vaccine inequity? 12 JANUARY 2023The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted a variety of global health inequalities, prime among them has been the devastating consequences of vaccine inequity. While high-income countries and those with robust vaccine manufacturing…
Dose of reality: What will it take to make mRNA vaccines in SA
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…
AVMI Hosts Ghana Minister Of Health For Fact-finding Mission On Vaccine Manufacturing Operations In SA.
AVMI Hosts Ghana Minister Of Health For Fact-finding Mission On Vaccine Manufacturing Operations In SA 13 AUGUST 2024 – The African Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative (AVMI) hosted the Honourable Minister of Health for Ghana, Bernard Okoe Boye and his delegation today (August…
How SA’s mRNA hub is teaching the world about preparing for the next pandemic
#UNGA78: How SA’s mRNA hub is teaching the world about preparing for the next pandemic. 20 SEPTEMBER 2023 – Political leaders gathering at the United Nations first ever high-level discussion on pandemic preparedness in New York will today have one more…
Breaking the cycle: building vaccine manufacturing capacity in Africa
Breaking the cycle: building vaccine manufacturing capacity in Africa. 7 DECEMBER 2022 – On November 8, 2002, Charlotte Barker, Editor, of Vaccine Insights, spoke to Patrick Tippoo about building vaccine manufacturing capacity in Africa. This article has been written based on…