Logistical challenges hamper COVID-19 vaccination drives in Africa
Nov 26, 2021 …Only 6.6% of Africa’s population fully vaccinated Many African nations are struggling with the logistics of accelerating their COVID-19 inoculation campaigns as deliveries of vaccines to the…
FG to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine roll-out to reach 50% of targeted population – NPHCDA
Nov. 19, 2021 The Executive Director/CEO of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, has disclosed that Nigeria has received over 100 million doses of COVID-19…
COVID-19 RECOVERY: ENHANCING LOCAL CAPACITY FOR VACCINE PRODUCTION CRUCIAL FOR AFRICA – BUHARI
Nov. 12, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has urged stakeholders on the continent to begin to develop the required collaborations for local production of vaccines if Africa must attain the high…
AstraZeneca to set up division for vaccines, antibody therapies
Nov. 10, 2021 AstraZeneca is creating a separate division for vaccines and antibody therapies, the drugmaker said on Tuesday, to focus on its COVID-19 shot and coronavirus treatments after a…
Novavax completes process for WHO emergency use approval of COVID-19 vaccine
Nov. 5, 2021 Vaccine developer Novavax Inc said on Thursday it has completed the submission process for emergency use listing of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate with the World Health Organization….
COVID-19: Britain to send 20 million more vaccine doses to developing nations
Oct 31. 2021 Britain will send 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to developing countries by the end of this year, in what Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell other world…
Nigeria has huge opportunities for becoming a leading nation in healthcare – Osinbajo
Oct. 19, 2021 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria must build local capacities to ensure health access to all, and take advantage of the opportunities in the sector to become…
Nigeria gets $400m in World Bank financing for COVID-19
Oct. 1, 2021 Nigeria got approval on Friday for $400 million in World Bank financing to procure and deploy COVID-19 vaccinations, the bank said in a statement. Reuters reports that…
COVID-19: International Organizations, Vaccine Manufacturers Agree to Intensify Cooperation to Deliver Vaccines
Sept. 17, 2021 The heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group, World Health Organization (WHO) and World Trade Organization (WTO) met with the CEOs of leading vaccine…
Send vaccines to Africa and ditch unproven third shot – AU tells rich nationsÂ
September 9, 2021 Rich nations would do better to send vaccines to Africa to help fight the global COVID-19 pandemic rather than hoarding them for third-dose booster shots that scientific…