Local manufacturing of vaccines is Africa’s ‘second independence’ says Africa CDC boss Lusaka, Zambia | RONALD MUSOKE | The African Union’s desire to ramp-up vaccine manufacturing on the continent has been boosted by a commitment in principle by GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, to inject US$1 billion into the process. Dr. Jean …
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The latest vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, is a product of the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended a new, inexpensive malaria vaccine to prevent malaria in children that can be produced on a massive scale. The latest vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, …
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Entebbe conference of experts announces way forward Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Ramping up its vaccine and pharmaceutical manufacturing is probably one of the most audacious goals set by the African Union recently and players in the sector say manufacturing can move from the current 1% of local production to …
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The North African region is the only one of five Africa CDC regions that is currently non-operational Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Health experts have condemned what they described as a disconnect between North and Sub–Saharan Africa, which they say is hindering the development of a comprehensive health strategy for the …
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Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and partners review ecosystem Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has hosted lead partners of Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) for review of vaccine manufacturing ecosystem in Africa The meeting, which took place from …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced the deployment of a team of experts in Equatorial Guinea to help the country respond to a Marburg virus disease outbreak. The announcement came after the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has reiterated its ambition of manufacturing 60 percent of the vaccine doses required on the continent by 2040. The Africa CDC, the specialized public health agency of the African Union, made the reiteration as …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health ministers from 11 African countries are meeting in Uganda over the recent outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in the East African country. The ministers are discussing cross-border collaboration for preparedness and response to the Ebola disease, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), has called on Ugandan authorities to intensify surveillance and control measures as the country reported an outbreak of Ebola virus disease. The Africa CDC made the call …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The African continent has so far reported 2,101 monkeypox cases and 75 people have died due to the virus across the continent since the beginning of 2022, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) disclosed. Out of the 2,101 monkeypox cases that …
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