Pharmaceutical Industry
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US aid cuts: Africa must make its own medicine
Donald Trump’s funding freeze underlines that South Africa needs to prioritise the development of its pharmaceutical manufacturing sector
France to join South Africa’s bid to increase support for Trips waivers at G7 meeting
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that South Africa could count on him to fix the inequalities associated with combating the virus
Africa could produce a Covid-19 vaccine sooner than you think
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?
Khaya Sithole: The perils of vaccine nationalism
If distribution of the eventual Covid-19 vaccine occurs along economic and political lines, all countries will remain at risk