The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) will be exhibiting at the 2023 World Vaccine Congress- from 3-6 April 2023 at Walter E Convention Center, Washington DC. The theme of the congress is Research and Development + Strategic Partnering for the Global Vaccine Industry. The exhibition booth will showcase Africa CDC's initiatives contributing to the vaccine value chain, including the Partnership for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) and Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative.

In 2021, the African Union and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) established Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM). As part of the bold goal in its continental strategy, In March 2022, PAVM desired to develop, produce, and supply over 60% of the continent's total vaccine doses by 2040. the African vaccine manufacturing industry aims to advance this - from a base of less than 1% today.

About the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is a continental autonomous Public Health agency of the African Union which supports Member States in their efforts to strengthen health systems and improve surveillance, emergency response, prevention and control of diseases.

Learn more at: http://www.africacdc.org

About Saving Lives and Livelihoods Initiative The Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative is a partnership between the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Mastercard Foundation designed to rapidly scale up COVID-19 vaccination on the continent with a target of achieving 70% coverage at the end of the project implementation period. The three-year Initiative will deploy $1.5 billion for targeted intervention in critical areas to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Africa and hasten the continent's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. please visit: https://africacdc.org/saving-lives-and-livelihoods/