First mpox vaccines due in DRC on Thursday
Kinshasa – The first delivery of almost 100,000 doses of mpox vaccines will arrive in the Democratic Republic of... Read more
5 Sep, 2024
Mpox cases rise in DRC as country awaits vaccines
DRC — Mpox cases and deaths are rising in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the central African country... Read more
20 Aug, 2024
Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech set for UK court clash over Covid jab patents
London – A row between pharmaceutical firms Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech comes to court in London on Tuesday over patents for... Read more
23 Apr, 2024
France to vaccinate millions of ducks against bird flu
Paris — France on Monday began Europe’s only vaccination campaign against bird flu in ducks, hoping to avoid mass... Read more
2 Oct, 2023
More Ebola trial vaccines arrive in Uganda
Kampala – Uganda announced on Thursday that it had received shipments of two more trial vaccines to test against... Read more
23 Dec, 2022
The tools Uganda is using to fight Ebola outbreak
Paris – New clinical trials of vaccines and drugs have helped bolster Uganda’s arsenal of weapons to fight against... Read more
22 Nov, 2022
Dozens of girls sick in Equatorial Guinea after jabs
Malabo – Dozens of girls fell ill after receiving the diphtheria-tetanus vaccine in schools in Equatorial Guinea’s economic capital Bata,... Read more
20 May, 2022
Global agencies must buy African-made Covid jabs, says Cyril Ramaphosa
Johannesburg – South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday urged international organisations backing vaccination against coronavirus to start buying jabs... Read more
13 May, 2022
SA’s Aspen says has zero orders for new covid jab
Johannesburg – South African pharma giant Aspen said on Tuesday it has not received any orders for its new... Read more
3 May, 2022
Niger to vaccinate children against malaria
Niamey – Niger has approved the vaccination of children under the age of five against malaria with a ground-breaking British... Read more
30 Apr, 2022
