‘Historic’ New Funding Mechanism To Boost African Vaccine Production

Up to $1bn in incentive and milestone payments is to be offered to manufacturers over a 10-year period, focusing on priority antigens and diseases.

Syringe vaccine and vaccine production. Mass-produced syringes with the vaccine contained in it. The new syringes are labelled with the word “vaccine” and the needles have a grey safety lid on them.
More efforts are under way to boost African vaccine manufacture • Source: Shutterstock

The board of the international Gavi vaccines alliance has approved the establishment of an innovative financing mechanism that will be used to build up a sustainable vaccine manufacturing industry in Africa, as part of wider plans to make the continent more self-sufficient and resilient in the face of future health emergencies.

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