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Health : one billion USD to produce vaccines in Africa

A new financing mechanism for vaccine production in Africa will be launched at a summit with several African presidents, the WHO director, and the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi). Announcements from funding countries, including the US, Canada, and Europe, will exceed 1 billion USD. Europe will also help create an African Medicines Agency. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will participate via videoconference. The summit aims to diversify vaccine production in Africa, which faces a cholera vaccine shortage. Malaria will also be discussed. Companies like Sanofi and Biovac will participate.