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Moderna to set up its first vaccine plant in Africa in Kenya

March 8, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

U.S. vaccine maker Moderna announced Monday that it will build its first African vaccine plant in Kenya, after signing a preliminary agreement with that country […]

Meningitis kills over 100 people in northeastern DRC

September 9, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

A meningitis outbreak has been declared in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where 129 deaths have been recorded, the World Health Organization (WHO) office […]

Another new variant of COVID-19 detected in South Africa

September 1, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

Scientists in South Africa say they have detected a new variant of COVID-19. The country’s National Institute of Communicable Diseases announced in a new study […]

Covid-19: Aspen receives €600 million in funding for vaccines in Africa

July 2, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

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 […]

Burkina Faso receives first doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

June 1, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

This is part of the Covax initiative in which the country is involved. According to the program planned by the Ministry of Health, the start […]

Covid-19 in Tanzania: Experts warn of the dangers of a third wave

May 18, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

The special Committee of scientists set up by Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan to assess the progress of Covid-19 in the country delivered its report […]

Malaria: RTS,S vaccine shown to be effective on children

April 22, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

It is the first and only vaccine in the world to be effective against malaria in children. It is the RTS,S vaccine. And so far, […]

Covid-19: Senegal aims to produce its own vaccine

April 16, 2021 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

According to the World Health Organization, less than 2% of vaccine doses have been administered in Africa. Most of this vaccine comes from the WHO-led […]

Senegal: 3.5 million people to be immunized against covid 19

February 15, 2021 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The Advisory Committee for Immunization in Senegal has given the green light for various licensed vaccines. In the immediate term, doses of AstraZeneca and Sinopharm […]