Tag: Vaccine

Ghana’s Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah-Akandoh, has outlined ambitious steps taken by the government to enhance the country’s immunisation programme and move toward vaccine self-sufficiency.  Speaking at the latest ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken a significant step in the battle against mpox, approving its first vaccine for adults.  On Friday, September 13, WHO announced that the vaccine, ...

Congo greatly boosted its battle against the ongoing mpox outbreak as 50,000 vaccine doses from the United States arrived on Tuesday, September 10. This delivery marks the second significant batch ...

COVID-19 infections are experiencing a significant resurgence worldwide, including among athletes at the Olympics, with the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioning that this trend is unlikely to abate soon.  The ...

In a landmark address at the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation, the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, eloquently detailed the nation’s significant strides ...

Since 2019, Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi have been pioneering the rollout of malaria vaccines, marking a significant stride in the fight against malaria. Over 2.5 million children have already received ...

A vaccination might be the next significant development in the fight against cancer. Researchers claimed that, they have reached a turning point in their work, after decades of patchy progress, ...

A strained global supply of cholera vaccines has obliged the International Coordinating Group (ICG)— the body which manages emergency supplies of vaccines— to temporarily suspend the standard two-dose vaccination regimen in cholera ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed the launch by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, of the landmark opportunity for countries to apply for funding to introduce, or further roll-out, the ...

In separate virtual addresses to the shareholders of Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Oxfam called on the pharmaceutical corporations to improve COVID-19 vaccine equity and access so that ...