South African Victory: J&J Concedes on TB Drug Patent
Johnson & Johnson’s decision to not enforce its patent on bedaquiline, a crucial tuberculosis medication, marks a significant win for medical advocacy groups in South […]
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South Africa: two deaths after Covid-19 vaccination
South Africa’s drug regulator has reported two fatal cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a rare neurological condition, in people who received the Covid-19 vaccine from […]
HIV: Johnson & Johnson halts trials in Africa to find a vaccine
This is a trial program, named Imbokodo, which started in 2017 in five southern African countries. Due to lack of conclusive results, “the Imbokodo trial […]
Brazzaville receives a donation of more than 300,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine from U.S.
The Congolese government received on Friday, August 27, a batch of 302,400 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine, a donation from the U.S. government. The […]
Togo becomes first country to receive Johnson & Johnson vaccine produced in South Africa
Togo officially received last week a batch of Johnson and Johnson vaccine, manufactured in South Africa and acquired through the African Union platform. The acquisition […]
Covid-19: Aspen receives €600 million in funding for vaccines in Africa
International donors on Wednesday pledged 600 million euros to the South African pharmaceutical giant Aspen to boost production of coronavirus vaccines in Africa, where only […]
Covid-19: Mastercard offers AU $1.3 billion for vaccines
The announcement was made this Tuesday in New York. It is the largest private donation for the purchase of Covid-19 vaccine to date. The money […]
Covid-19: Johnson & Johnson vaccine to arrive in Africa in September
Up to 400 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid vaccine will be delivered to African Union countries. This was announced on Monday 29 March […]
Covid-19: South African variant may immunize against other variants, according to study
South African scientists had some good news to announce to the public on Wednesday, March 3. Several preliminary studies have been carried out, at various […]
Covid-19: South Africa receives second shipment of Johnson & Johnson vaccines
The country received a second shipment of Johnson & Johnson vaccines on Saturday, February 27. South Africa is the country most affected by the Covid […]