SA’s cheap shot at Biovac. 19 APRIL 2023 – SA’s state-backed vaccine manufacturer Biovac has been dealt a blow by the department of health after it switched to a cheaper supplier of shots to protect children against deadly preumococcal diseases.
Several African companies could make COVID-19 vaccines if Big Pharma drops its resistance
Several African companies could make covid vaccines, if Big Pharma drops its resistance. DECEMBER 2021 – The pharmaceutical industry has repeatedly claimed that only a few companies worldwide can manufacture covid-19 vaccines. But as the world grapples with omicron, a recent…
Broad manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa a ‘very tall order’
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…
The COVID-19 vaccine development landscape.
The COVID-19 vaccine development landscape. 9 APRIL 2020 – The genetic sequence of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, was published on 11 January 2020, triggering intense global R&D activity to develop a vaccine against the disease. The scale of the…
Workforce Training and Skills Development Programme
AFRICAN BIOMANUFACTURINGWorkforce Training and Skills Development Programme. Publication Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 – 16:15 The CSIR will be launching the African Biomanufacturing Workforce Training Programme, designed to support training and development in the biomanufacturing sector with the intent to…
Rwanda and Senegal will host Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine plants
Rwanda and Senegal will host Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine plants: what’s known so far. DECEMBER 2021 – The lack of vaccine production capacity in African countries has been the subject of much concern and hand-wringing in the wake of the COVID-19…
What is Africa’s vaccine production capacity?
What is Africa’s vaccine production capacity? 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…
COVID-19, Can the world produce enough vaccines.
If a coronavirus vaccine arrives, can the world make enough? Researchers warn production constraints and hoarding could limit SARS-CoV-2 vaccine supplies.
Ramping up vaccine manufacturing in Africa
Ramping up vaccine manufacturing in Africa. Today, less than 1% of vaccines used in Africa are manufactured locally. This means that African countries are reliant on imports to immunize their people, including against long-standing diseases like polio and newer scourges like…
Global Health Security Requires Pandemic Prevention
Global Health Security Requires Pandemic Prevention. 26 OCTOBER 2021 – COVID-19 has cost the world millions of lives and trillions of dollars, and it will not be the last time we face such a threat. But there’s hope, say the diverse…