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Africa urgently needs 20 million second doses of COVID-19 vaccine worldpharmanews
May 28, 2021
Africa needs at least 20 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the next six weeks to get second doses to all who received a first dose within the 8 - 12-week interval between doses recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).
India sends first COVID-19 vaccine shipment to Africa under COVAX programme expresspharma
February 24, 2021
India sent its first shipment of locally made COVID-19 vaccines to the WHO-backed equitable vaccine distribution network COVAX on Tuesday.
Africa to receive first COVID-19 vaccine doses in February europeanpharmaceuticalreview
February 10, 2021
COVAX has allocated 90 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and 320,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to African countries.
WHO report suggests African countries are not ready for COVID-19 vaccines europeanpharmaceuticalreview
November 30, 2020
The WHO Regional Director for Africa urges governments to “ramp up readiness” as report suggests the region is not prepared for a COVID-19 vaccine roll-out.
India to send medicines to 25 African countries expresspharma
May 11, 2020
The medicines include hydroxychloroquine, paracetamol and other drugs which are immediately required to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Johannesburg gets ready for 5th Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2019 biospectrumasia
August 18, 2019
It is that time of the year again, when healthcare professionals, industry experts and leaders gather to discuss the impact of emerging technologies on their industry.
CDC Renews Pledge to Fight Ebola Outbreak in Africa drugs
August 02, 2019
In a show of support for international efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...
Primaquine-methylene blue combination blocks malaria transmission europeanpharmaceuticalreview
April 29, 2019
Researchers have shown that two different compounds can safely and effectively be added to treatment regimens to block the transmission of the most common form of malaria…
Landmark Malaria vaccine pilot programme launched in Malawi europeanpharmaceuticalreview
April 26, 2019
The Government of Malawi has launched the world’s first malaria vaccine which will be made available to children up to two years of age.
WHO confirm Tanzania FDA as Africa's first well-functioning regulatory body pharmafile
December 12, 2018
Tanzania has become the first country in Africa to achieve a well-functioning regulatory system for medical products, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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