The recent groundbreaking ceremony in Rwanda of the first mRNA production facility in Africa, built by the German company BioNTech, is another example of the efforts by African countries to work with partners to become more resilient in the face of pandemics.
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塞内加尔已计划与加纳开展合作,以便在其境内建设一座类似的疫苗灌装和封装厂。
Similar facilities are planned in Senegal, collaborating with Ghana for fill-and-finish services.
The mRNA technology is not just for fighting COVID-19 .
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在近期举行的基加利峰会上,BioNTech承诺完成其疟疾疫苗计划,并在非洲生产所有许可产品。
It can be adapted to tackle other diseases, like HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and leishmaniasis, putting countries in the driver’s seat to produce the tools required to meet their health needs.