Four years after the Covid-19 pandemic exposed Africa’s vulnerabilities in health product access, the Africa CDC is leading a push to manufacture 60 percent of the continent’s vaccines locally by 2040.
The Local Manufacturing Coordinator at Africa CDC, Dr Abebe Genetu Bayih, spoke to Pauline Ongaji on the challenges, strategies, and the critical role of political will and regional solidarity in shifting Africa from dependency to health sovereignty.
