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The plant will make vaccines for diseases such as polio, meningitis, pneumonia and cholera. Image Sadegh Nikgostar, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Vaccines May 11, 2026

Biovac gets $20 mln loan to build vaccine plant

South African vaccine-maker Biovac has secured a $20 million loan from the French government to support the construction of a new manufacturing plant, helping to…

CPHIA 2026 is being organised in partnership with the Ethiopian government under the theme Africa’s Health Security and Sovereignty: Transformation from health dependency and vulnerability. Image from Flickr

Policy

Africa to hold health ownership event as aid shrinks

The OECD says countries need to collaborate better in AI technologies. Image courtesey of OECD

Countries aren’t recruiting enough AI workers – OECD

Valneva has issued almost 16 million new shares. Image courtesy of Valneva

Companies

Valneva shores up balance sheet after mixed trial results

Medicines

Novartis’ malaria drug for newborns cleared by WHO

Monitoring and preparing for disease outbreaks should be the top consideration for AI developers in global health, the first-ever global priority-setting report has concluded. Image Wikimedia Commons, courtesey of IICD

GSK’s Q3 results buoyed by long-acting HIV jab

South Africa's Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi said the country plans to make Gilead’s twice-yearly HIV preventative lenacapavir into a 'public good'

Policy October 27, 2025

South Africa to make Gilead’s lenacapavir a ‘public good’

South Africa’s Minister of Health said the country plans to make Gilead’s twice-yearly HIV preventative lenacapavir into a “public good”, adding it would be “affordable…

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