Originally posted on Wellcome.org.
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a deep inequality: Africa manufactured less than 1% of the vaccines it used. But efforts to change that are accelerating.
Alisha speaks with Dr Delese Mimi Darko about the rise of vaccine manufacturing across the continent, and with the team at Biovac in South Africa, developing an Oral Cholera Vaccine with end-to-end production in sight. It’s a powerful story of collaboration, innovation, and the urgent drive for equity in global health.