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UGANDA – The Ministry of Health in Uganda has intensified its coordinated response plan to contain the spread of Ebola virus disease (EVD) after the country recorded 31 cumulative confirmed…
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SIERRA LEONE – The Government of Sierra Leone has introduced Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccines into the national immunization schedule in a bid to protect adolescent girls from cervical cancer.…
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AFRICA – African manufacturers have called upon global vaccine-purchasing mechanisms to purchase a minimum of 30% of their vaccines in line with Africa’s New Public Health Order. The resolution follows…
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SOUTH AFRICA – The Government of South Africa, through the African Renaissance Fund (ARF), has teamed up with the African Vaccination Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to contribute a total of 2,030,400…
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EGYPT – Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar has inaugurated a fully automated cooling logistical complex for the storage and distribution of vaccines at the Egyptian Holding Company…
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JAPAN – According to a report from Nikkei Asia, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel is in talks with Japanese government to build a facility in Japan as well as centralize all…
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SWITZERLAND – Global vaccine alliance GAVI has set up financial instruments that will allow the group to immediately access pledged donor funding if it needs to buy vaccines for future…
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UGANDA – The Republic of Uganda has initiated public health interventions in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) to control further spread of the contagious Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)…
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SOUTH AFRICA – Moderna Inc. has allowed its Covid-19 vaccine to be used in a World Health Organization effort to develop mRNA shots that would increase production and access for…
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USA – Becton, Dickinson (BD &Co.) has launched its next-generation glass pre-fillable syringe (PFS) for vaccine delivery, the Effivax syringe featuring tightened specifications for processability, cosmetics, contamination, and integrity. The…
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