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14 Mar

WHO nominates Ethiopia to set up vaccine factories

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Ethiopia and other five countries selected to set up vaccine factories African CDC annual meeting kicked off in Kigali, Rwanda and the member states of CDC health ministers are among the participants. Africa is highly dependent on donors, through Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (Covax) facility. Supply of the doses was however halted following a surge of infections in India. However, vaccine supply inequity will be a thing of the past with the establishment of vaccine plants in Africa. Experts and leaders in the continent have resolved to establish a local vaccine manufacturing plant to fight future pandemics. The manufacture of the vaccines will enable Africa to be self-sufficient and fight diseases, instead of depending…

11 Jan

Africa CDC Headquarters Building Inaugurated

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The first phase of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) headquarters project was inaugurated today in the presence of Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat. The inauguration ceremony was also attended by the Ambassador and Head of Mission of China to the African Union, Changchun, Ambassadors of AU member states to Ethiopia, and representatives from Chinese companies in Ethiopia. The project has a gross floor area of 23,570 m2 and includes Administrative Offices, an Emergency Response Center, an Information Center, and Biological Laboratories. Once completed, it will be the…