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VACCINE PRODUCTION
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has called on Nigerian pharmaceutical manufacturers and universities to collaborate on the development of new medicines and vaccines.
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have announced a joint $45 million financing package for VaxSen, a subsidiary of Senegal’s Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD).
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has pledged a $250 million grant to support vaccine initiatives in the country in a stride towards strengthening Nigeria’s healthcare infrastructure.
BACKUP Health is supporting vaccine production-related further education and training in the African continent.