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Gates Foundation $40 million grant boosts Africa’s mRNA vaccine ambitions

Industry and Trade

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has unveiled a $40 million funding plan to support multiple African companies for new messenger RNA vaccine development. This initiative addresses the challenge faced by millions of African people who were among the last to receive COVID-19 vaccinations.

The Gates Foundation asserts this initiative will leverage over 20 years of collaborating with vaccine makers in poor countries. Further, it will harness recent scientific breakthroughs to develop cost-effective, high-quality health tools with a global reach.

GALVmed and Elanco Animal Health's new initiative to combat the epidemiology of ticks in Africa. www.theexchange.africa

Livestock diseases cost Sub-Saharan Africa farmers billions

Agribusiness

In Uganda alone, the annual loss caused by tick-related animal complications amounts to US$1.1 billion, with the East Coast Fever being the most prevalent and economically bruising tick-borne disease (TBD).

The Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed) has partnered with Elanco Animal Health, a global leader in animal health, to launch a new initiative to manage ticks and tick-borne diseases in Africa.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation supports the initiative.