(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) WHO visits South Africa: Africa’s own vaccine productivity is very important
China News Service, Johannesburg, February 12 (Reporter Wang Xi) WHO officials visited the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of Stellenbosch University in South Africa on the 11th, and emphasized the importance of the African continent’s ability to produce vaccines independently.
On the same day, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, South African Minister of Health Joe Fahra and others visited the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of Stellenbosch University in South Africa and the global mRNA vaccine technology transfer established by the World Health Organization in South Africa Center and its facilities. According to the WHO, the establishment of the vaccine technology transfer center aims to promote the African continent’s ability to independently produce new coronary pneumonia mRNA technology vaccines, so that Africa can better fight the new coronary pneumonia epidemic.
In this regard, Stellenbosch University expressed its appreciation and said that this move has made a huge contribution to the fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic in South Africa and Africa. “We believe that the initiatives showcased here today will help make South Africa, our continent and the rest of the world a better place.”
WHO officials said that the establishment of the center can be used not only to fight the new crown pneumonia epidemic, but also to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in the future. (Finish)
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