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,…
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…
In world first, Nigeria introduces new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis.
In world first, Nigeria introduces new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis. 12 APRIL 2024 – In a historic move, Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine (called Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization…
AVMI says establishing regional manufacturing should be easy but sustaining it will be difficult.
[GVIRF 2023] WHO, CEPI, and AVMI say establishing regional manufacturing is easy but sustaining it is difficult. 30 MARCH 2023 – The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the stark global disparities in vaccine access and this spurred regions to start thinking of a…
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…
What it will take to vaccinate the world against COVID-19
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…
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…
The road ahead for Africa’s vaccine manufacturing sector
The road ahead for Africa’s vaccine manufacturing sector. 16 FEBRUARY 2024 – There’s a lot of interest in building Africa’s vaccine manufacturing sector. But how can it be sustained?Partnerships have been key in producing the first messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine in…
Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease
Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease. 21 MARCH 2023 – Brazzaville/Dar es Salaam – Tanzania today confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after laboratory tests were carried out following reports of cases and deaths in the country’s…
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…