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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has been offered 2,000 doses of the Mpox vaccine. Currently, Uganda has reported 10 cases of Mpox from different parts of the country. The patients are receiving care at Entebbe, with four having recovered while six are still under monitoring. Jane Ruth Aceng, the …

Africa CDC’s vaccine hopes rise on Bavarian Nordic pledge ANALYSIS | MELODY CHIRONDA | “The African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is in talks with Bavarian Nordic to facilitate technology transfer for African manufacturers,” said Dr. Jean Kaseya, the Director General of the Africa CDC, who addressed the …

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said mpox vaccination could start “in the coming days” as the number of cases surges across Africa. Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya, while addressing a special online media briefing Tuesday on the multi-country mpox …

GENEVA | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Wednesday mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), sounding the alarm over its potential for further international transmission. “Today, the emergency committee met and advised me that, in its view, the situation constitutes a public health emergency of …

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday called for urgent action to avert the “concerning spread” of mpox across the continent. Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya, addressing a media briefing on the multi-country mpox outbreak in Africa on Thursday, …

Move perpetuates inequity that characterised the response to the Covid–19 pandemic, say disappointed Africa CDC ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | The African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), says it is “disappointed” with Moderna’s decision to halt its plan of building a vaccine manufacturing plant in Kenya. Moderna’s announcement …

AU has prioritized vaccine manufacturing for up to 22 diseases NEWS ANALYSIS  | RONALD MUSOKE | The European Union intends to support its partner, the African Union, in its ambitious goal of producing 60% of vaccines on the continent for African citizens by 2040, according to Jutta Urpilainen, the European Commissioner …

Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organisation have entered into a partnership to halt disease outbreaks that are common across the continent. Every year, close to 100 disease outbreaks are reported across Africa according to research from …

Local manufacturing of vaccines is Africa’s ‘second independence’ says Africa CDC boss Lusaka, Zambia | RONALD MUSOKE | The African Union’s desire to ramp-up vaccine manufacturing on the continent has been boosted by a commitment in principle by GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, to inject US$1 billion into the process. Dr. Jean …

The latest vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, is a product of the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended a new, inexpensive malaria vaccine to prevent malaria in children that can be produced on a massive scale. The latest vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, …