Tolu Disu

Public health in Africa: Ensuring equal access and self-sufficiency

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Production engineer Dominique Vankerwel works in Afrigen's R&D lab. Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines, a biotechnology company based in Cape Town, South Africa, is developing Africa's first proprietary corona vaccine. This is intended to mimic Moderna's highly effective mRNA preparation and thus reduce Africa's dependence on the pharmaceutical industry. (to dpa "David against Goliath: Africa produces off-patent Corona vaccine")

The future of vaccine manufacturing in Africa

Chidi Victor Nweneka and Tolu Disu

Monday, February 14, 2022