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Nigeria, other African countries to begin producing COVID vaccines

Six African nations — Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia – will be the first on the continent to get the technology needed to make mRNA Covid vaccines, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).  

Last year, the technology transfer initiative was initiated with the goal of assisting low and middle-income nations in the mass-production of mRNA Covid vaccines in accordance with international standards.  

For their COVID-19 shots, companies like Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna use advanced technology called mRNA.  

Following Covid vaccine stockpiling by wealthier nations and businesses that prioritized sales to states that could pay the highest price, the WHO developed its worldwide mRNA technology transfer centre. 

Low- and middle-income nations were put at the back of the line for COVID-19 vaccines as a result. 

The COVID epidemic, according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, illustrated more than any previous incident how relying on a few firms to offer global public goods was both limited and harmful. 

“The greatest solution to manage health emergencies and achieve universal health coverage in the mid-to-long term is to dramatically improve all areas’ ability to manufacture the health items they require,” he said in a statement.  

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has asked the global vaccine distribution system COVAX and the vaccinations partnership GAVI to purchase vaccines from local production centres. 

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“The lack of a market for vaccines produced in Africa should be of concern to all of us,” Ramaphosa said at a press conference in Brussels on the sidelines of a European Union-African Union meeting. 

“Organizations like COVAX and GAVI must commit to purchasing vaccinations from local manufacturers rather than going outside of the established hubs.” 

“Our goal for the course is to have 60% of vaccinations provided in Africa, Senegalese President Macky Sall remarked. It should also be made in Africa.”  

 

Chinaza Ogbachalu
Chinaza Ogbachaluhttps://www.chinazaogbachalu.com/
My name is Chinaza Ogbachalu, and I am a writer. I have been writing news and opinion articles for five years plus and have always had a passion for storytelling. I grew up in Nigeria and graduated from the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, with a degree in linguistics and communication studies. I have written books that have been well-received by critics and readers alike. My work often focuses on culture and lifestyle, and I draw inspiration from my own experiences and observations of the world around me. As a news writer, I am responsible for researching and writing engaging and accurate news stories for our online audience. I have a strong passion for current events and am skilled at conducting interviews and gathering information from sources. I am grateful for the support of my readers and am constantly humbled by their enthusiasm for my work. Thank you for taking the time to learn more about me and my writing.
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