Morocco to Supply Africa with covid-19 vaccine & Other Jabs
King Mohammed VI chaired on Thursday in the province of Benslimane, 50 Kms south of Rabat, the launching ceremony of a plant to produce locally […]
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South Africa launches the continent’s first vaccine factory for Covid-19
South Africa, spearheading the fight for equal access to vaccines against Covid-19, launched Wednesday in Cape Town the continent’s first factory that will manufacture doses […]
Nigeria destroys one million doses of expired covid vaccine
Nigeria’s health authorities destroyed more than a million doses of expired coronavirus vaccine in Abuja on Wednesday. A move aimed at reassuring a wary public. […]
Nigeria: More than one million doses of Covid-19 vaccine expired
Just over one million doses of Covid-19 vaccine are estimated to have expired since November. And these unused doses would constitute one of the biggest […]
New Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa
A new variant of Covid-19, with a high number of mutations that could threaten the effectiveness of existing vaccines, has been detected in South Africa, […]
Covid-19: Syringe shortage threatens vaccination in Africa
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to grow on the African continent. According to WHO Africa, which held its weekly press briefing on Thursday 28 October, there […]
South Africa to launch Africa’s first mRNA vaccine
South Africa, which is pushing for equitable access to vaccines against Covid-19, has embarked on the development of Africa’s first messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine, to […]
Congolese doctors return to work after 3 weeks on strike
The Congolese doctors’ unions invited on Wednesday all their members to return to work in the hospitals of the Democratic Republic of Congo paralyzed for […]
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 […]