President Kagame hosts Director of Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Africa

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President Kagame hosts Director of Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Africa

By Esther Muhozi

On 18 October 2023 at 03:41

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President Paul Kagame, on the evening of October 17, 2023, hosted Mr. Jean Kaseya, the Director of the Center for Disease Control, to engage in discussions aimed at enhancing public health in Africa, with a focus on domestic health financing, vaccine manufacturing, and digital health.

Dr. Jean Kaseya assumed the role of Director of Africa CDC during the 36th General Assembly of the African Union on February 19, 2023.

He succeeded Dr. John Nkengasong from the Democratic Republic of Congo and is set to serve a four-year term in this capacity.

Rwanda has already taken delivery of the initial shipment of six ’BioTainers,’ which will be utilized to construct a facility dedicated to producing mRNA-based vaccines for Covid-19, Malaria, and tuberculosis.

This manufacturing facility will be situated within the Kigali Special Economic Zone, in the Masoro area of Gasabo District.

Rwanda was one of the first African nations chosen to host such a facility, and it is anticipated that this initiative will significantly bolster vaccine production on the African continent.