By Wanjiku Njugunah with The Exchange The Africa Pulse report notes that Sub-Saharan Africa exits recession this year, but recovery is still timid and fragile It adds that the region is reforming, and notes that what is most needed to boost and sustain economic recovery
UNITED NATIONS Press Release The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the world’s first malaria vaccine, in what the UN health agency’s chief described on Wednesday as “an historic day” for the decades-long battle against the deadly disease. The vaccine is geared towards children, in sub-Saharan Africa and
MODERNA PRESS RELEASE CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 7, 2021– Moderna, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today announced it will build a state-of-the-art mRNA facility in Africa with the goal of producing up to 500 million doses of vaccines
By Kerry Cullinan with Health Policy Watch Africans are a step closer to speedier access to newer, safer medicines following this week’s ratification of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) treaty by 15 African Union (AU) member countries. Although the AU adopted the treaty to set
Statement from the Independent Allocation of Vaccines Group of COVAX The Independent Allocation Vaccine Group (IAVG) was established by the WHO in January 2021 and is composed of 12 members who serve in their personal, independent capacities to review and assess Vaccine Allocation Decision (VAD)
By Hudson Kuteesa with The New Times Rwanda, along with Senegal are being considered by BioNTech, a German biotechnology company, for the manufacturing of mRNA vaccinnes in Africa. This was announced on Friday, August 27 in Berlin, Germany, as Rwandan government officials met with BioNTech, which
By Lameck Masina with VOA News MACHINGA, MALAWI – Malawi had nearly 7 million malaria cases last year, more than a third of the population, with 2,500 lives lost to the mosquito-borne disease. However, one village has become a model for how to eradicate malaria
Prashant Yadav, an expert on healthcare supply chains, says the world is too dependent on India for vaccines. By Catherine Cheney The country, which stopped exporting COVID-19 vaccines in April as it deals with a devastating second wave of the virus, cannot meet the needs of its own vaccination
Germany’s health minister, Jens Spahn, is in South Africa as part of an initiative to assist vaccine production on the continent. But improving manufacuting capacity is still set to be a long journey. By Ineke Mules German Health Minister Jens Spahn touched down in South
