Explainers and Expert Opinions on Vaccine Manufacturing in Africa
Dr. Patrick Osewe
Chief of the Health Sector Group, Asian Development Bank
1. What do we need to know about...
Press Release: Africa Urged to Conduct In-depth Analysis as Vaccine Manufacturing Plans Underway
Nairobi, 4 July, 2022- Though the African Union aims to manufacture 60% of the vaccines used by the continent locally, currently, Africa imports more...
Explainer on what the Omicron Variant is
Prof Walter Jaoko
Director KAVI-Institute of Clinical Research, University of Nairobi
The genetic number that the Omicron variant has been given is B.1.1.529. It was first...
Explainer on why the new variant is called Omicron
Prof Walter Jaoko
Director KAVI-Institute of Clinical Research, University of Nairobi
The naming of this variants is based on the Greek alphabets. So why is this...
Press Release:African Countries Urged to Conduct Research along COVID-19 Vaccine Roll Out
Nairobi, 12, October,2021- African countries should carry out research along COVID-19 roll out to build on their knowledge concerning the disease among their own...
Explainer on Covid-19 Vaccines improving Surfactant Levels in the Lungs
Prof. Barack Abonyo
Prof. Medical Physiology and Registrar Planning, Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Kibabii University, Kenya
"Vaccines improve the level of surfactant. Vaccines are meant to...
SPECIAL GLOBAL MEDIA BRIEFING Topic: Getting your head around the vaccine data
Organized in collaboration with the Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA, Germany, Japan, Israel, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Austria, France, Indonesia and Hong Kong media...
Explainer on how a virus becomes a variant and whether it is necessarily a...
Prof. Walter Jaoko
Professor of medical microbiology and tropical medicine, Director KAVI Institute of Clinical Research, University of Nairobi
It is important for us to remember...
Explainer on how COVID-19 Vaccines are Developed
Prof. Walter Jaoko
Professor of medical microbiology and tropical medicine, Director KAVI Institute of Clinical Research, University of Nairobi
There are different ways of developing vaccines....
Expert Opinion on Covid-19 Vaccines Facts and Myths, Kenyan Experience
Prof Walter Jaoko, Director KAVI-Institute of Clinical Research at University of Nairobi, Kenya, said:
Covid-19 Third-Wave in Kenya
“Covid-19 is caused by a group of viruses...