insert_link South Africa African Union wants 60% of vaccines to be locally produced by 2030 (Photo by: africacdc.org) South Africa’s Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, has warned that cholera outbreaks are increasing across Africa, coinciding with repeated shortages of vaccines. Biovac, a South African vaccine manufacturer, has received approval from the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority to begin clinical trials for its oral cholera vaccine. The move aligns with the African Union’s goal to have 60% of all routine vaccines used on the continent […] today13 November, 2025
insert_link Africa What’s behind the worldwide shortage of cholera vaccines? For starters, they’re only made by one company By Edina Amponsah-Dacosta, University of Cape Town In February 2024 the World Health Organization announced southern Africa was suffering the deadliest regional outbreak of cholera in at least a decade. At the epicentre of the disaster were Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, where cholera cases surged more than four-fold between 2022 and 2023. Over 1,600 deaths were reported in the three countries. Already 2024 is threatening to be […] today12 March, 2024
