Africa suffers from the centralised worldwide production and distribution imbalance, as its dependence on Western manufacturers exposes it to the consequences of vaccine nationalism and procurement constraints. Africa manufactures only 1% of the vaccines used in Africa. So how does Africa extradite itself from this nightmare?
Dr.Connie Says: Local vaccine manufacturing is the answer. To do this the continent needs four factors:: increased financing, a focused continental goal, regulatory bodies of international reputation, and technical know-how. It also needs the will of the Western World to make this happen!