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President Paul Kagame during a guided tour of BioNTech Facility Mainz, in Germany on March 29, 2022. The firm has secured $145m in a bid to strengthen Africa’s mRNA vaccine ecosystem. Village Urugwiro
Health

BioNTech names three “priority” areas after securing Rwf180bn funding

Tuesday, June 04, 2024
The funding will support BioNTech to establish mRNA vaccine research and development (R&D), clinical, and commercial-scale manufacturing capabilities at the company’s facility in Kigali.
Editorial

BioNTech-CEPI partnership is a shot in the arm for Rwanda’s vaccine ecosystem

Friday, May 31, 2024
President Kagame and other dignitaries officially inaugurate BioNTech’s vaccine manufacturing plant in Kigali on December 18, 2023. The plant is set for $145 million in funding. Courtesy
Health

BioNTech's vaccine plant in Rwanda gets over Rwf180bn boost

Friday, May 31, 2024
EALA Speaker Joseph Ntakirutimana (R), receives the petition on public services in the East African Community partner states, from Allana Kembabazi, programme manager at Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (L), in Nairobi, Kenya, as EALA MP Gerald Blacks Siranda Gerald looks on, on March 12, 2024. PHOTOS BY EMMANUEL NTIRENGANYA
Health

Regional parliament petitioned over inadequate healthcare in EAC

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
A RwandAir plane at Kigali International Airport. Rwanda is stepping up its preparedness to respond to epidemics through approaches including testing waste water from passenger airlines for early disease detection purposes. File photo.
Health

Inside Rwanda’s approach to epidemic preparedness

Thursday, February 22, 2024
Michael C. Fairbanks, the CEO of Akagera Medicines says it has secured over Rwf16.5 billion (€12 million), a round that is expected to allow for capacity-building. Courtesy
Science

Rwandan biotech firm raises Rwf16 billion to upskill workforce

Sunday, February 04, 2024
A health worker during the Covid 19 vaccination exercise in 2022. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Is Africa prepared for the next pandemic?

Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Panelists during the meeting where Akagera Medicines and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations launched a new $1.46 million partnership to enhance vaccine delivery and accessibility in Africa. Photo: Olivier Mugwiza
Health

Akagera Medicines secures $1.5m to improve access to vaccines

Wednesday, December 20, 2023
AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina called for more partners for the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF), on the margins of the Bank’s 58th Annual Meetings in Sharm el- Sheikh, an Egyptian resort town on Monday, May 22,. All photos: Courtesy.
Health

AfDB rallies more partnerships for continental Pharmaceutical Foundation

Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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Are infectious disease pandemics more frequent?

Thursday, May 04, 2023
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Editorial

Personal caution important to keep Ebola at bay

Monday, October 17, 2022
A health worker during temperature screening at Gatuna One-Stop Border Post on May 27, 2019. Rwanda has taken fresh measures to prevent Ebola virus from spilling over into the country from Uganda. / File
Health

Over Rwf60bn needed to reinforce Rwanda's epidemic preparedness

Saturday, September 24, 2022