Regulatory reforms will boost African vaccine production and access

Affiliations

¹ Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
² African Medicines Harmonization Initiative, AUDA NEPAD, Johannesburg, South Africa.
³ Egyptian Drug Authority, Cairo, Egypt.
⁴ The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Abuja, Nigeria.
⁵ Ghana Food and Drugs Authority, Accra, Ghana.
⁶ Food and Drugs Authority Tanzania, Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania.
⁷ Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
⁸ South African Health Products Regulatory Authority, Pretoria, South Africa.
⁹ African Medicines Agency, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
¹⁰ Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. nicaise.ndembi@ihv.umaryland.edu.

Niteen Wairagkar et al. Nat Med. 2024 Dec.

. 2024 Dec;30(12):3409-3412.

doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-03314-x.

¹ Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
² African Medicines Harmonization Initiative, AUDA NEPAD, Johannesburg, South Africa.
³ Egyptian Drug Authority, Cairo, Egypt.
⁴ The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Abuja, Nigeria.
⁵ Ghana Food and Drugs Authority, Accra, Ghana.
⁶ Food and Drugs Authority Tanzania, Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania.
⁷ Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
⁸ South African Health Products Regulatory Authority, Pretoria, South Africa.
⁹ African Medicines Agency, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
¹⁰ Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. nicaise.ndembi@ihv.umaryland.edu.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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