Coalition for Dialogue on Africa will today host medical experts, researchers and policymakers from the Africa continent to unveil its Independent Task Team on equitable and universal access to vaccines and vaccination on the continent.Members of the CoDA team are former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, Chairman of the CoDA Board of Directors and Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission, Monique Nsanzabaganwa, Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr.
The meeting is expected to end the long wait for health solutions across Africa with regards to vaccine development, production and distribution.Speaking with journalists in Benin City, Executive Director of CoDA), Ms. Souad Aden Osman said the initiative was aimed at generating demand for vaccine development, production and distribution in Africa.
Earlier, Ahmed stressed the need for Africa to become a leading continent in the production and distribution of essential vaccines, adding: “With regards to sustainability, we are not saying produce vaccines for today’s corona virus.BESIDES, Obaseki has commended the sacrifice and resilience of fathers in providing support, sustenance of their families and in wading through the vagaries of the COVID-19 pandemic.