Africa CDC signs MOU with Pfizer to supply COVID-19 pills
Via: Al Jazeera
“Africa’s top public health agency has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pfizer to bring supplies of the pharmaceutical firm’s Paxlovid antiviral COVID-19 pills to the continent.
“The memorandum of understanding is with the legal office at the AU [African Union]”, John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told an online media briefing on Thursday.
The agency is a unit of the African Union.
The announcement comes within days of Moderna signing a deal with Kenya to build its first mRNA facility and a statement by South African drugmaker Aspen to sell, package and distribute Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.”
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Turkish president vows to boost ties with African countries
Via: Anadolu Agency
“We discussed all aspects of Turkiye-Senegal relations at our talks with my treasured brother,” he said. “We exchanged ideas on how we can further advance our relations in every area. We once again gladly observed that we share the same determination to deepen our cooperation.”
Noting that the bilateral trade volume between Turkiye and Senegal had reached $540 million in 2021, Erdogan said “our goal is to elevate this figure to some $1 billion in a short span of time.”
Erdogan also thanked Senegalese officials “for the support they provide to our fight against the FETO terrorist organization. We have no doubt that this support and solidarity will continue.”
Erdogan and Sall signed five agreements, including one on security..
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