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Africa\u2019s leading public health agency is in advanced talks with Aspen Pharmacare Holdings to ensure there is long-term demand for vaccines made on the continent, part of a push to cut dependence on imports and strengthen local manufacturing.<\/p>\n
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and Aspen said the discussions, announced Tuesday on the sidelines of the Africa Forward Summit, aim to create a multi-year demand and supply framework to support sustainable vaccine production.<\/p>\n
Africa still imports most of its vaccines, despite consuming more than a billion doses annually. The proposed partnership seeks to give manufacturers clearer visibility on future demand \u2014 a key hurdle to investment in local capacity.<\/p>\n
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The initial focus of the discussions is on priority vaccines, scaling up supply over time to potentially hundreds of millions of doses and setting competitive, sustainable pricing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is about translating Africa\u2019s vaccine manufacturing ambitions into sustainable market realities,\u201d Africa CDC Director General Jean Kaseya said.<\/p>\n
For Aspen, the continent\u2019s largest drugmaker, the talks could help revive its vaccine push after Covid-19 setbacks, when it struggled to secure orders despite having production capacity.<\/p>\n
Chief Executive Stephen Saad said Aspen can scale output from its Gqeberha facility on South Africa\u2019s south coast following major investments, and leverage a supply network that distributes medicines to more than 115 countries.<\/p>\n
The two parties are also exploring pooled procurement and financing tools, including the African Pooled Procurement Mechanism, as part of broader efforts to build a more self-sufficient health system.<\/p>\n
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