Rwanda breaks ground on first mRNA vaccine plant in Africa
Rwanda President Paul Kagame, BioNTech co-founder and CEO Ugur Sahin and Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo during the groundbreaking ceremony of the first mRNA vaccine plant in Kigali on June 23, 2022, on the sidelines of the Commonwealth summit. PHOTO | RWANDAN PRESIDENCY
Rwanda plans to produce Covid-19 vaccines next year after Germany-based pharmaceutical BioNTech launched the construction of the facility to house its two modular container prototypes in the country on Thursday.
The BioNTainers are expected to produce 50 million doses per year using the mRNA technology used for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
