The US government has appointed the first African head of its Aids fund, Pepfar. John Nkengasong, a Cameroonian virologist
Thanks to the Omicron variant, it is harder than ever for Africans to travel – even though public health experts say the restrictions make no sense
Setting up a continent-wide medicine regulator could be crucial to getting Africa’s people the treatments and Covid vaccines they need. Here’s why more countries need to put their weight behind it
In mere months, Moderna transformed an old Polaroid factory in America into a state-of-the-art vaccine-production centre. Why can’t we do the same?
COMMENT: The AU has laid out a clear path for the continent to produce its own vaccines
Of course Western countries should share the vaccine. But why do we still have to rely on their largesse?
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention only launched in 2017, but between Ebola, measles and the Covid-19 pandemic, it has had its work cut out for it. The agency’s director Dr John Nkengasong speaks to The Continent about the vaccine rollout and the turn of the tide in Tanzania
The global initiative plans to deliver two billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines to developing nations
Despite Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina’s claims of a cure for Covid-19, experts say ‘there is absolutely no evidence’ that is true