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Kenya-Japan partnership paves way for local vaccine manufacturing by 2027

Public Health Ps Mary Muthoni with MOH delegates  at the Japan Institute for Health Security and the National Center for Global Health & Medicine in Tokyo, Japan.[Courtesy]

Kenya has announced bold plans to start producing vaccines locally by 2027, marking a major step toward reducing reliance on donor support and strengthening regional health security.

The target, unveiled at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), comes as Kenya deepens its health partnership with Japan and positions itself to play a bigger role in Africa’s vaccine manufacturing drive.

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