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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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Health / Medical

Africa races to increase vaccine manufacturing capacity, concerns rise over Europe’s control

          By Conrad Onyango, bird story agency     As Africa races to be more independent in vaccine production, Europe is seeking greater control in building and scaling of local manufacturing hubs. In June, France hosted the launch of African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator (AVMA) an approximately US$1 billion project geared towards making vaccines more available in Africa - away from African soil. Only 2% of vaccines […]

todayJuly 2, 2024 51

Africa

Isaac Sesi’s GrainMate moisture meter: An affordable solution for countering Food loss in Ghana’s farming communities

By Sefakor Fekpe, bird story agency Isaac Sesi picks up a small bucket of maize to demonstrate the latest iteration of his moisture-measuring device. Powering the device with batteries, he presses a button. A white screen shows the types of grain to select for the test; he selects the maize category and then presses another button to take the reading. Sesi is demonstrating the latest model of the GrainMate moisture […]

todayJanuary 15, 2024 32

Africa

Africa inches closer to manufacturing anti-HIV rings

By Conrad Onyango, bird story agency After approval for the use of vaginal rings by nearly a dozen countries, Africa is inching closer to local manufacturing of the world’s first fully woman-controlled HIV prevention device. South Africa will be the first country on the continent to make and distribute the dapivirine vaginal ring (DVR) following a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between South Africa’s pharmaceutical manufacturer and medtech company, Kiara Health, […]

todayDecember 4, 2023 20

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