Opinion: Here’s what today’s African vaccine accelerator launch means
The African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator launches today. It aims to invest at least $1 billion over 10 years to meet the global need for vaccine supply against key diseases.By Jean Kaseya, Sania Nishtar, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou // 20 June 2024 News this month of the death of the first person with laboratory-confirmed H5N2 bird flu and the continued spread of H5N1 bird flu […]
Opinion: Africa needs a win from the pandemic agreement negotiations
While a global pandemic agreement is essential, it shouldn’t worsen the weaknesses and inequalities already present in health care systems around the world, especially in Africa. A health worker prepares a COVID-19 vaccine at a makeshift tent in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, in December 2021.A proposed pandemic agreement is much needed, but its form, content, and […]