{"id":4726,"date":"2025-05-15T18:33:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/?p=4726"},"modified":"2025-05-15T18:33:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:33:24","slug":"from-donors-to-diy-vaccines-africas-leap-africa-cdc-dg-dr-jean-kaseya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/from-donors-to-diy-vaccines-africas-leap-africa-cdc-dg-dr-jean-kaseya\/","title":{"rendered":"From Donors to DIY Vaccines\u2014Africa\u2019s Leap: Africa CDC DG, Dr Jean Kaseya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom Donors to DIY Vaccines\u2014Africa\u2019s Leap\u201d brings Africa CDC Director-General Dr Jean Kaseya onto Paul Talks Science with host Paul Adepoju. In a short candid conversation, Dr Kaseya explains why the continent is pivoting from a donor-driven model of outbreak response to a home-grown, prevention-first public-health strategy. He describes a future in which community health workers, backed by stronger primary-care systems, can spot and stop outbreaks before they spiral, and he outlines plans for eight vaccines that will be researched, manufactured and distributed in Africa within the next four years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: From Donors to DIY Vaccines\u2014Africa\u2019s Leap\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/6cnvBjuTMGBH404jARDf6s\/video?si=eAs0oNs_TeGrMA4P2AUytA&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new pooled-procurement platform is about to launch so those vaccines can reach ministries and clinics at competitive prices from day one, and a networked regulatory system\u2014built around the African Medicines Agency\u2014aims to accelerate approvals without sacrificing safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Kaseya returns to a single theme: partners are welcome only if they align with Africa\u2019s own roadmap. \u201cPrevention isn\u2019t a slogan\u2014it\u2019s cheaper, faster and worth every cent when outbreaks strike,\u201d he says, adding later, \u201cWe will celebrate eight vaccines, made by Africans, for Africans.\u201d He does not mince words about external actors who claim to help while steering the agenda off course: \u201cFollow our vision\u2014or move.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you follow global health, vaccine equity or African R&amp;D, this bonus episode is a reality check you won\u2019t want to miss. 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