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  • June 1, 2026 | CEPI calls for Ebola proposals, will fast-track three jabs
  • May 29, 2026 | Bundibugyo Ebola jab could start human trials in 2-3 months
  • May 27, 2026 | Funders commit nearly $500m to Ebola response
  • May 22, 2026 | Anthropic, Gates $200m deal to speed up drug discovery
  • May 18, 2026 | Gavi tops up African vaccine fund
The situation is concerning as there is currently no vaccine and no treatment for the rare Ebola strain. Photo credits: ©EC/ECHO/Jean-Louis Mosser

Vaccines June 1, 2026

CEPI calls for Ebola proposals, will fast-track three jabs

A global epidemic coalition has called for proposals for new vaccines against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola – a deadly virus which has caused hundreds…

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The vaccine, known as ChAdOx1 BDBV, uses the ChAdOx platform – the same one that was used for Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Photo by James Gathany, USCDCP on Pixnio

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Bundibugyo Ebola jab could start human trials in 2-3 months


African countries warned the outbreak could be the second-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded, following the 2014 West African outbreak when over 11,000 people died. Photo credits: ©EC/ECHO/Jean-Louis Mosser

Disease

Funders commit nearly $500m to Ebola response


A four-year deal between Anthropic and the Gates Foundation will combine $200 milion with access to Claude credits and technical support. Image: “Working in the DMPK Lab” by National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Public Domain Mark

AI

Anthropic, Gates $200m deal to speed up drug discovery


Gavi plans to buy up to 70 million vaccine doses from manufacturers on the continent. Image from Flickr courtesy of UKAID

Vaccines

Gavi tops up African vaccine fund


There are currently no licenced treatments for non-Zaire strains, and no vaccines. Image from CDC Global, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Disease

Rare Ebola strain kills 65 in DRC


The agency said on average at least one child had been killed every week since January 2025. Image from Flickr courtesy of The Advocacy Project

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Israeli forces killing children in Palestine – UN agency


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

Biovac gets $20 mln loan to build vaccine plant


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

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Africa to hold health ownership event as aid shrinks


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

AI May 6, 2026

Countries aren’t recruiting enough AI workers – OECD

Only a few countries are building the workforce needed to develop and run artificial intelligence (AI) in health applications, according to the Organisation for Economic…


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