Friday, December 22, 2023

Building more Vaccine supply capabilities in Africa

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"A wall of white shipping containers in Kigali signals growing progress in Africa’s quest to achieve “vaccine independence.” Inside the containers is the first of many portable, modular vaccine factories that will one day span the continent. 

The idea: BioNTech, which has spearheaded the project, aims to fit fully-functioning, high-tech labs into easy-to-transport-and-assemble containers. This would allow for quick setup and consistent manufacturing processes anywhere in the world

Africa-based production ... is an urgent priority for African governments after experiencing the “vaccine nationalism that saw Africa deprived of COVID-19 vaccines in the early days of the pandemic,” explained Africa CDC chief Jean Kasaya.
Currently only 1% of vaccines used in Africa are made on the continent. The African Union wants that to jump to 60% by 2040
Inside the labs: The container labs will deploy the same mRNA technology used in creating the COVID-19 vaccines, with hopes that it can one day be used to make vaccines for Africa’s most deadly diseases, including tuberculosis and malaria.  ..."

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