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    World Trade Organization boss urged the African continent to develop the Novel Coronavirus Vaccines for its 1.3 billion Population

    Posted On 23 Mar 2021
    By : New Africa Business News, Staff Correspondent
    Comments: 10

    By Abdul Rahman Bangura–

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    NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– The director-general, World Trade Organization ( WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – Director General of the World Trade Organization begets, Africa requires to develop a “roadmap” for improving the continent’s capacity to ultimately develop a COVID-19
    vaccines. Dr. Okonjo -Iweala let out, it has evolve as an emergency as the continent lingers on in its endeavors to vaccinate 60% of its 1.3 billion population.

    She brought up this concern in Abuja, during her appointment with the Nigeria’s leaders of industry that had the likes of Alhaji Aliko Dangote in attendance. The World Trade Organization Director General, remarked that African governments are receiving  vaccines from the international COVAX initiative and from donators like India, China and Russia, which are producing vaccines, asserted that the continent’s dependency on imported vaccines may well be a deterrent to the inoculation drive as richer countries accumulate vaccines and give premium to their own populations – despite a spurt in cases and a new variant affecting the landmass.

    Dr. Ngozi similarly notified that, access to poor-quality vaccines is awful than no access. She explained the goal of local manufacturing must be to assure quality, protect patients, and nurturing confidence in vaccine safety.

    “It’s so important for us to have that,” she mumbled, citing to vaccine security.

    According to her, to blend matters, without a reliable supply, chances for substandard and counterfeited vaccines to enter the supply-chain may rise, decreasing hope in vaccines and health systems.

    Going forward, African nations would desire to have in place, the right strategies and infrastructure to interpret the regulatory and ethical trails for a timely authorization of a hopeful vaccine.

    She maintained at this level of the mainland’s advancement, it can no longer proceed banking on the West for vaccine allotments.

     

    For New Africa Business News (NABN) Abdul Rahman Bangura Reports,  Africa Correspondent

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    1. Luan March 23, 2021 at 1:01 am Reply

      The new WTO director is very correct. Africa we need to develop our own Novel Coronavirus Vaccines and other needed vaccines for our 1.3 billion Population. Luan in Cape town South Africa

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    3. Lucky March 23, 2021 at 1:08 am Reply

      Like to thank new Africa business news and reporters for the news. Lucky in Lusaka, Zambia

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    4. Jean March 23, 2021 at 1:15 am Reply

      Thank you for the report. Our Political Leaders in the continent, would read this report am pretty sure. Hope they do something about the needed medicines, made in Africa. Jean in Nairobi, Kenya

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    5. Paul March 23, 2021 at 1:28 am Reply

      Thank you for the report. Am sure we can do better. We have great Universities and we have very smart people ever created. Investment is the key. Paul in Kampala, Uganda

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