COVAX must buy vaccines from local manufacturing hubs: Ramaphosa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the global vaccine distribution scheme COVAX and
African countries receive COVID-19 vaccines from Canada, US
Canada has donated more than 1.3 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to three African
COVAX aims to deliver 520 mln vaccine doses to Africa this year
The global vaccine distribution scheme COVAX aims to deliver 520 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to
African Union wants Covishield approved for EU COVID-19 certificate
The African Union has criticised an EU decision not to include Covishield, a version of
China’s Clover to supply up to 414 mln COVID-19 doses to COVAX scheme
China’s Clover Biopharmaceuticals announced on Wednesday an advance purchase agreement to supply up
Burkina Faso receives first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines
Burkina Faso, one of several countries in Africa that has yet to launch a COVID-19 vaccination
Tanzanian experts give COVID-19 vaccines the stamp of approval
Experts appointed by Tanzania’s new president have declared COVID-19 vaccines to be effective and
COVAX a good programme, but too little to meet Africa and Global South’s needs: Thabo Makgoba
Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba says COVAX is a good programme, but too little to meet the needs
J&J, African Union in deal for up to 400 mln COVID-19 shots
Johnson & Johnson will supply the African Union (AU) with up to 400 million doses of its COVID-19
SA’s AstraZeneca vaccine sold to AU distributed across the continent
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says the AstraZeneca vaccines that South
Vaccine deliveries under COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme
Ghana and Ivory Coast in February became the first countries to receive COVID-19 shots under the
Kenya begins vaccinating healthcare workers
Kenya on Friday began vaccinating healthcare workers against the coronavirus two days after the
First Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Africa under COVAX go to Rwanda
The first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 shots – to be dispatched to Africa under the global COVAX
AU backs call to waive intellectual property rights on COVID-19 drugs
The African Union is backing calls for drugmakers to waive some intellectual property rights on
Ghana receives COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX facility
Ghana has become the first country to receive COVID-19 vaccines through the World Health
90 million COVID-19 doses to be shipped to Africa a good start, says WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it wants to see accelerated rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in
Zimbabwe purchases 600 000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccinations: Information Minister
Zimbabwe has purchased 600 000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from China’s Sinopharm, in addition to the 200
COVAX to start sending COVID-19 vaccines to Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says COVAX is expected to start sending millions of COVID-19
Concerns about Africa’s level of preparedness for COVID-19 vaccine rollouts
As the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines arrive on the continent there are still concerns about
There will be no disruptions in COVID-19 distribution: Health DG
Director-General in the Department of Health, Sandile Buthelezi, says his department is committed to