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• EU to donate 29 million COVID vaccine doses to Africa -German official

  The European Union will pledge to donate 29 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa at the African-European summit in Brussels, a German government official said on Wednesday.

  

• South Africa to donate 2 mn J&J Covid-19 shots to African countries

  The shots will be made available over the next year through a medical supplies platform set up by the African Union (AU).

  

• Eritrea has not started vaccinating against Covid, says Africa CDC

  "Eritrea is the only country now that has not joined the family of 55 member states of the African Union that are moving forward with vaccination, but we are not giving up," John Nkengasong told an online media briefing.

  

• African Union to buy up to 110 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines - officials

  The AU's doses will be delivered over the coming months, with 15 million arriving before the end of 2021, 35 million in the first quarter of next year and up to 60 million in the second quarter.

  

• U.S. donates 17 million J&J doses to African Union

  The 17 million doses are on top of the 50 million the United States has already donated to the African Union. The 17 million doses of J&J are available for delivery immediately and will be delivered to the African Union in the coming weeks, the White House said.

  

• Africa's COVID-19 envoy blasts EU, COVAX over vaccine crisis

  Strive Masiyiwa also took aim at the global effort meant to distribute vaccines to low-and middle-income countries, accusing COVAX of withholding crucial information including that key donors hadn't met funding pledges.

  

• World Bank, African Union join forces to expand access to Covid-19 vaccines

  The initiative will complement efforts already underway by the COVAX vaccine-sharing program, which is co-run by the World Health Organization. A WHO official on Monday said more than half of poorer countries receiving doses via COVAX do not have enough supplies to continue.

  

• African countries receive over 33.8 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses

  Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said, approximately 12.9 million doses have been administered.

  

• India-African Union sign MoU on strengthening cooperation in healthcare sector: MEA

  The MoU will pave the way for the cooperation in the areas of research and development, capacity building, health services, pharmaceutical trade and manufacturing capabilities for drugs and diagnostics, it said.

  

• We can end AIDS by 2030 in India and Africa: JP Nadda

  India today pledged to work closely with African nations on building a regulatory framework to make pharmaceuticals "accessible and affordable" without compromising with its quality, while asserting that AIDS can be ended by 2030 in both India and Africa.