Health
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Angola launches vaccination campaign to curb polio outbreak in Benguela
Angola began an intensive vaccination campaign against polio this Friday, after the confirmation of 13 cases in the province of Benguela, with the vaccination of more than 554,000 children under the age of five expected by Sunday.
EU pledges 2 billion euros for Vaccine Alliance
The European Commission announced on Wednesday an additional 360 million euros for the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (Gavi), to which contributions from EU countries will be added to reach 2 billion euros.
João Lourenço: Africa wants more autonomy and less dependence on external vaccine production chains
The acting president of the African Union (AU), João Lourenço, said on Wednesday that the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed Africa's “painful dependence” on external vaccine production chains and that is why he wants more equity, voice and autonomy.
