Nigeria Joins 4 Other Countries To Produce COVID-19 Vaccine In Africa

Buhari has welcomed the designation of Nigeria as one of the six countries in Africa designated as bases for the The President spoke Friday in Brussels, Belgium, contributing to the Roundtable on Health Systems and Production at the ongoing 6th “I am delighted to receive the news of the selection of Nigeria among recipients of MRNA Vaccine “We shall ensure the best use is made of the Nigeria also offers to host the Training hub proposed by World Health (WHO). “We commit to support to make the hub functional in the shortest possible “Accordingly, we are prioritizing the manufacture of vaccines on the African continent and in the sharing and transfer of technology and property rights. “We call on the EU to support the WTO towards the conclusion of negotiations on property rights’ waiver to ensure that the manufacturing of vaccines can start early in Africa,” he said. The presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, in a statement said with the addition of Nigeria to the four countries earlier approved for the vaccine production on the continent, efforts by the administration to change the selection that the of the needs, capabilities and distribution in Africa had yielded the desired President Buhari, who also called for collaboration to address the effects of the pandemic, commended the efforts of the foreign partners in making the COVID-19 vaccine He, however, urged them to do more as less than 10 per cent of the African population had gotten the jab, stressing that this situation could negatively affect Africa’s President Buhari also called for a with the EU to tackle the effects of the pandemic on the African continent.?

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