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Jan
20
2023
By The African Mirror
Senegal institute wins $50 mln in boost to Africa’s vaccine capacity

Senegal institute wins $50 mln in boost to Africa’s vaccine capacity

NEWS
NATALIE GROVER and NELLIE PEYTON THE Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness (CEPI) will invest up to $50 million over 10 years to help Senegal's Institut Pasteur expand Africa's ability to produce vaccines at scale, it said. The deal - which will also reserve the capacity to produce vaccines specifically for Global South countries during future outbreaks of disease - will help Africa take charge of its own health security, said CEPI CEO Richard Hatchett. The funds, which will initially include up to $15 million over three years, will support the development of the institute's manufacturing facilities for routine and outbreak vaccinations.…
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Oct
15
2020
By The African Mirror
South Africa’s Biovac in talks to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines

South Africa’s Biovac in talks to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19
WENDELL ROELF and ALEXANDER WINNING A South African company part-owned by the government is in talks with the global COVID-19 vaccine distribution scheme and pharmaceutical companies to produce some of the vaccines the country needs to protect itself against the disease. The Biovac Institute, a Cape Town-based joint venture between the government and private sector, could produce up to 30 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines per year, depending on the technology involved, Chief Executive Morena Makhoana told Reuters. Depending on whether the vaccines require a one- or two-dose regimen, that could be enough for a quarter or half of South…
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