15.1 C
Cape Town
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Kenyatta: Urgent need for African countries to build their Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing capabilities

Published on


Add Smile FM on Google

The Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta says there is an urgent need for African countries to build their Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing capabilities.

Kenyatta met with President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria yesterday.

He says its is unfortunate that at a time, when the world should be collaborating to fight the pandemic, many overseas countries are still hoarding their vaccine supplies.

Kenyatta and Ramaphosa will be visiting the Aspen Pharmacare vaccine manufacturing facility in the Eastern Cape today.

Watch the full briefing here.

Related articles:

Latest articles

WCBS Warns of Critical Blood Shortage After Storm Disruptions

  The Western Cape Blood Service (WCBS) says the recent weather conditions have placed severe pressure on the service, as it was unable to collect...

Wet weather continues on Tuesday, but less damaging winds

 Severe weather has battered the Western Cape over the past few days, with flooding, strong winds and widespread disruption reported across Cape Town and...

IN FULL: Ramaphosa to challenge Phala Phala report in court, says he will not resign

 Cyril Ramaphosa says he will not resign following the Constitutional Court ruling, but will proceed with taking the Section 89 panel report on Phala...
error: Content is protected !!