PRESS RELEASE Local manufacturing and access to health products represent strategic pillars of the health and security agenda for the African continent. African leaders pledge to increase the share of vaccines, medicines, and diagnostics locally manufactured in Africa to 60% by 2040. This vision will
By Presidential Communication Service NAIROBI, Kenya, April 4 – President William Ruto has appealed to African investors and businesspeople to take advantage of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. He pointed out that the AfCFTA eliminates barriers to trade, fosters economic growth and
By Editorial Desk NAIRIOBI, Kenya Apr 4 – The health crisis will persist in Kenya after doctors rejected a government offer aimed at ending two-week-long strike that has severely disrupted health services. Abidan Mwachi, Chairman of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU),
10 January 2024 By Thelma Chioma Abeku It is time for Africa to focus on producing vaccines for its population. In February 2021, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres highlighted vaccine equity as “the biggest moral test before the global community.” This statement was evident during the COVID-19 pandemic which exposed
15 December 2023 By Lenias Hwenda We may not know who these pioneering women are, but the institution they set out to create has been doing business for more than a decade and has been supporting oversight over manufacturing operations across the continent amongst other things.
12 December 2023 By Mia Malan and Linda Pretorius The African Medicines Agency (Ama) — a medicines regulator in the making for Africa — has received more than 30 applications from pharmaceutical companies for medicines to approve during its pilot phase, which will last for about a year, says Chimwemwe
01 December 2023 By Sika Kabore , Isatou Touray Across the African continent, a global health revolution is underway. For the past two decades, nations like Burkina Faso and The Gambia have been making historic progress in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). To
8 December 2023 Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Addis Ababa) Press Release Accra, Ghana — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has welcomed the announcement from The Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) Board for the establishment of the African Vaccine
30 November 2023 By Melody Chironda CPHIA Secretariat. The third Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2023) concluded, with a resounding call for Africa to embrace “the future of health” through collaboration, innovation, and a renewed commitment to health equity. Lusaka, Zambia — The
12 November 2023 The Independent The combination therapy for seasonal malaria chemoprevention is made in Kenya Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A leading Kenya-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, Universal Corporation Ltd (UCL), has become the first African manufacturer to gain WHO prequalification for their sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine
