vaccines

Health Cabinet Susan Nakhumicha and Medical Services Principal Secretary Harry Kimtai launched the Health Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Resilience Programme for Eastern and Southern Africa on May 15, 2024, in Nairobi. The World Bank will invest $1 billion (approximately Sh130 billion) to support Kenya and seven other African countries with emergency projects and launching human vaccine production in Kenya by 2027. Kenya is building infrastructure at the Biovax Institute in Nairobi's Industrial Area. Kimtai…

Combine an anti-malarial drug with the Mosquirix vaccine to reduce malaria incidence and mortality in young African children by almost 75%. This is the surprising conclusion of a study published in the English scientific journal The New England Journal of Medicine, published after an experiment that took place over three years.…

Ivory Coast has been mobilized for a week on its first Ebola case and has not forgotten the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of new cases is increasing again and "We must vaccinate" is the government's watchword to quickly turn the corner. Nearly 1.6 million doses of Pfizer vaccine, funded by the Covax unit, were delivered to Côte d'Ivoire overnight from Friday to Saturday.…

The WHO is trying to ease the controversy over Covid-19 vaccines being exported from South Africa to Europe, a case revealed by the "New York Times". As the continent lags behind in vaccination and deliveries planned under the Covax initiative are slow, the New York Times revealed this week that millions of doses of the Johnson…

From Labé in Guinea to Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire, the patient with the Ebola virus disease traveled 1,500 km in several public transport vehicles. However, the details of the trip still differ depending on the sources. ClaireFages, with our special correspondent in Abidjan,Jean-Luc AploganAugust 8: departure from LabéThe young…

Only 7% of the South African population has so far been fully vaccinated and the number of people in the centers, which was high when vaccination opened for over 35s in early August, is now declining. To support vaccine work, private incentives have emerged, where some companies do not hesitate to offer their vaccinated customers benefits.…

In South Africa, the government wants to speed up vaccination against Covid-19. It is preparing to open its vaccination centers for over 18-year-olds. Currently, only 7.2% of the population in this country is vaccinated, which is among the most affected in Africa by the pandemic. And although 72% say they "accept" the vaccine, according to a University of Johannesburg study, some are reluctant.…

In South Africa, organizations fighting for fair access to vaccines against revelations are rising in a New York Times article describing how at least 32 million doses of Johnson & Johnson packaged on site at the local Aspen plant have been exported to Europe. as reported from Johannesburg, Claire BargelèsJohnson &…

Anger from former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown over Western vaccine policy. In a column published by The Guardian on Monday, August 16, he urges leaders to convene a summit to address the shortage of vaccines in Africa while billions of doses are administered elsewhere. It is a monumental failure in the West, a "pause",…

That was the end, on Friday, July 30, of the 42-day prison sentence that was decided in mid-June to counter the new wave of Covid-19 cases in the country. After severe restrictions, President Yoweri Museveni partially reopened the country's operations. In 42 days, Uganda has gone from 1,500 daily cases in mid-June to an average of between 200 and 400 Covid-19 cases per day this week. Results that encouraged the president to partially reopen the country. "Before inclusion," said Yoweri Museveni, "on average 22% of the…