The countries will receive mRNA technology used to produce vaccines such as Pfizer and Moderna.
The World Health Organization on Friday announced six African countries that will benefit from technology transfer for Covid-19 vaccines, boosting the continent’s ability to produce more doses locally.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference in Brussels that Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Senegal and Tunisia will receive mRNA technology as one way of boosting vaccine equity across the world.
