INDIA – Nirmala Sitharaman, the Finance Minister of India, has announced that the health sector has been allocated about US$10 billion (Rs 89,155 crore) in the 2023/24 union budget to…
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KEMRI calls for nationwide vaccine rollout to stem resurgence of cholera
KENYA – Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has called on the government to roll out a vaccination drive to curb infections caused by the cholera outbreak. According to Nation, KEMRI…
Read MoreNigeria surpasses its milestone of vaccinating 30% of its population against Covid-19
NIGERIA – Nigeria, with the support of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has surpassed the milestone of fully vaccinating 30 per cent of its total population. Nigeria has maintained a sustained…
Read MoreOman opens new US$150 million manufacturing factory in Salalah Free Zone
OMAN – The Sultanate of Oman has unveiled a new US$150 million manufacturing factory located in the Salalah Free Zone called Philex Pharmaceutical Industries, under the patronage of Dr. Hilal…
Read MoreInstitut Pasteur de Dakar partners Norway’s CEPI to boost manufacturing of affordable vaccines
SENEGAL – Norway-based Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD), Africa have announced a partnership that will advance equitable access to vaccines in Africa.…
Read MoreNigeria mandates vaccination for inbound travelers following a surge in COVID-19 cases
NIGERIA – The Nigerian government has announced that international travellers to Nigeria are now required to show evidence of COVID-19 vaccination. This follows the recent upsurge in COVID-19 cases in…
Read MoreGavi launches INFUSE 2.0 to accelerate innovations in immunization
SWITZERLAND — Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has launched the Innovation for Uptake, Scale, and Equity in Immunization (INFUSE) 2.0, a scaling hub for innovation to accelerate immunization system upgrades in…
Read MoreJ&J experimental HIV vaccine candidate fails in advanced trials
USA — Johnson & Johnson has announced that it was discontinuing a late-stage global trial of an HIV vaccine after it was discovered to be ineffective at preventing infections. The…
Read MoreWHO announces plans to establish a TB Vaccine Accelerator Council
SWITZERLAND — The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced plans to set up a new TB Vaccine Accelerator Council to increase momentum for the development of a vaccine to combat…
Read MoreModerna RSV vaccine shows 84% efficacy in preventing symptoms in older adults, pitting it in a race with GSK, Pfizer
USA — Moderna has announced that its experimental messenger RNA vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was 83.7% effective in preventing at least two symptoms, such as cough and fever,…
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