This week, on June 3rd and 4th, 2024, we had the immense pleasure of hosting the Mastercard Foundation team at Institut Pasteur de Dakar. This gathering was a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues and review the progress of the MADIBA Workforce Initiative, a program dedicated to establishing a biomanufacturing workforce in Africa.
Their visit also included a tour of our state-of-the-art facilities at MADIBA, the site of Institut Pasteur de Dakarโs Regional Training Hub and the recently launched IPD’s Centre for Africa’s Resilience to Epidemics (CARE), where training is already underway. These facilities are at the forefront of our mission to train young Africans to achieve local and continental ambitions in vaccine production.
Our collaborative efforts with the Mastercard Foundation are focused on providing meaningful jobs and inspiring African youth, especially women, to take on pivotal roles in vaccine production. The Africa CDC estimates that between 9,000 and 14,000 full-time employees (FTE) will be needed to meet the target of producing 60% of Africa’s vaccine needs by 2040.
๐ง๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ฒ’๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐น๐น.
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