Africa’s vaccine ambitions. 8 AUGUST 2021 – Africa is a continent of 1.3 billion people, but only makes 1% of the lifesaving vaccines it needs. The continent’s 54 nations are almost entirely dependent on agencies like Unicef and Gavi, the Vaccine…
New COVID-19 health technologies
Global collaboration to accelerate new COVID-19 health technologies 24 APRIL 2020 – Global health actors, private sector partners and other stakeholders are launching a landmark collaboration to accelerate the development, production and equitable global access to new COVID-19 essential health technologies….
The lifting of patents on anti-Covid vaccines, an insufficient measure for Africa
The lifting of patents on anti-Covid vaccines, an insufficient measure for Africa. 14 MAY 2021 – In the absence of vaccine production capacity, the lifting of intellectual property rights is not enough. Patrick Tippoo, director of the Africa Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative,…
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…
COVID-19: Africa Needs to Break the Circle of Dependency
COVID-19: Africa Needs to Break the Circle of Dependency. 13 MAY 2021 – Africa Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative (AVMI) primarily aims at promoting the establishment of sustainable human vaccine manufacturing capacity in Africa. Since its establishment, AVMI together with multiple and different…
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.
Africa can avoid repeating its Covid-19 mistakes with a new malaria vaccine
COVID-19: Africa Needs to Break the Circle of Dependency. 13 MAY 2021 – Africa Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative (AVMI) primarily aims at promoting the establishment of sustainable human vaccine manufacturing capacity in Africa. Since its establishment, AVMI together with multiple and different…
South Africa manufactures COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19: Africa Needs to Break the Circle of Dependency. 13 MAY 2021 – Africa Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative (AVMI) primarily aims at promoting the establishment of sustainable human vaccine manufacturing capacity in Africa. Since its establishment, AVMI together with multiple and different…
How COVID spurred Africa to plot a vaccines revolution
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,…
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…