Sara Jerving
Devex
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Gavi is 'very concerned' with routine vaccination rates
Routine vaccination rates dropped for the second year in a row. “This is a very sobering assessment,” says Thabani Maphosa, managing director of country programs at Gavi, the Vaccines Alliance. → Read More
Gavi opens country applications to roll out new malaria vaccine
Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi are the only countries that can apply for the first round. → Read More
African Union passed statute giving Africa CDC more independence
The African Union executive council officially approved measures to give Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention more independence. → Read More
Rwanda chosen to host the African Medicines Agency
The country will host the new African Union agency that is tasked with improving regulatory harmonization of medicines across the continent. → Read More
PEPFAR's John Nkengasong on the need to 'reimagine' global health
John Nkengasong speaks at Devex World about his path from Africa CDC to PEPFAR and the need to reimagine the global architecture around health. → Read More
Drought reaches top WHO health emergency status for the first time
The World Health Organization has classified the drought in the Horn of Africa with the agency’s highest crisis ranking. → Read More
WFP forced to make ‘hard choices’ as Somalia edges toward famine
Due to limited resources, the World Food Programme must prioritize those in Somalia who are most in need of food — but that comes at the expense of others who are also hungry, says the agency's country director. → Read More
WHA votes to strengthen health emergencies preparedness and response
The World Health Assembly approved a report that proposes the next steps in creating a new instrument for pandemic preparedness and response. → Read More
Wild poliovirus case in Mozambique is a 'big concern,' says Africa CDC
After three decades without a case, the country declared an outbreak. → Read More
New polio vaccine successfully ends outbreak in Tajikistan
Tajikistan had an outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 that paralyzed 34 children. → Read More
Africa CDC ready to launch hunt for new leader
Approving Dr. John Nkengasong to lead PEPFAR has been a slow process. In the meantime, Africa CDC is ready to begin accepting applications for a new director general. → Read More
A week after Tigray truce, aid sector still unable to deliver food
Though the Ethiopian government has declared a humanitarian truce in its Tigray region, food deliveries are still not possible. → Read More
Four barriers to broaden COVID-19 vaccinations in African countries
Across the African continent, still, only 15% of the population is vaccinated for COVID-19. What's standing in the way? Storage, logistics around reaching remote areas, limited workforce surge capacity, and people’s willingness to get the jab. → Read More
Ukraine crisis expected to deepen Horn of Africa's drought devastation
Parts of the Horn of Africa are experiencing the worst drought in decades. Amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, price hikes in food, fuel, and fertilizer are expected to exacerbate an already dire situation. → Read More
Malawi reports the first case of wild polio in Africa in over 5 years
The case is linked to a strain of the virus circulating in Pakistan. → Read More
Horn of Africa faces driest conditions in more than 40 years
An estimated 13 million people in Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia are facing severe hunger in the first quarter of this year. → Read More
Less than 1% COVID-19 vaccines supplied to African countries expired
About 2.8 million COVID-19 vaccines have expired across the continent. → Read More
Serum Institute of India resumes COVAX shipments of COVID-19 vaccines
When India decided to halt deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines in March, COVAX couldn't deliver the doses it promised. Eight months later, the Serum Institute of India is resuming shipments. → Read More
Tedros set to lead WHO for another term
This would be his second term at the helm of the agency. → Read More
Looming syringe crisis threatens COVID-19 vaccine efforts in Africa
As vaccine deliveries pick up in African nations, the demand for syringes is expected to vastly outstrip supply. → Read More