AfDB working with global, African stakeholders to articulate 2030 vision for Africa’s Pharmaceutical IndustryÂ
April 16, 2021 As African leaders assembled at a global meeting to discuss the status of local pharmaceutical manufacturing on the continent, underscoring the need to increase local production of…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa Calls For African-Made COVID-19 Vaccines
April 13, 2021 Africa needs the skills and capacity to manufacture its own vaccines, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday, as the continent lags other global regions in inoculating…
Two-third of Africans willing to receive COVID-19 vaccine – Survey
Two-third of Africans interviewed have expressed willingness to accept the COVID-19 vaccines, says the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Africa CDC disclosed this in a statement…
Fully-Vaccinated People Can Gather Without Masks – CDC
People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can gather indoors unmasked with others who have been vaccinated, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in new guidance…
20 African countries to get COVID-19 vaccines from next week – Africa CDC
The distribution of the coronavirus vaccine across the African continent is to begin next week, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday. Africa CDC chief,…
COVID-19: China study shows Wuhan infections 3 times higher than official figure
The number of people who have been infected with COVID-19 in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the virus was first identified, could be around three times the official figure,…
WHO, CDC, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to safely re-launch mass preventive vaccination campaigns against yellow fever in Nigeria
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Centre for Disease Control (CDC), and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance will safely re-launch an accelerated series of mass preventive vaccination campaigns to protect Nigerians against…
Coronavirus: Africa CDC urges all nations to join WHO’s COVAX vaccine initiative
All nations should join hands in a global effort to procure and distribute potential vaccines against the coronavirus across the globe, the head of Africa’s diseases control body said on…
COVID-19: Seven African countries to start testing for antibodies next week
Seven African countries will start administering coronavirus antibody tests from next week, a regional body said on Thursday, as part of efforts to understand the extent of the outbreak on…
Nigeria, South Africa, 8 others account for 80% of Africa COVID-19 testing – Africa CDC
Ten countries account for 80% of the new coronavirus testing taking place across Africa, a regional body said on Thursday, indicating that little testing is taking place in many countries…