Africa: New  Million Push to Make Ebola Vaccines More Affordable and Easier to Store for Low – and Middle-Income Countries

Africa: New $30 Million Push to Make Ebola Vaccines More Affordable and Easier to Store for Low – and Middle-Income Countries

A major breakthrough in the fight against Zaire ebolavirus was announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos. CEPI (the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations) is partnering with the pharmaceutical company MSD to create a more accessible version of the current Ebola vaccine. Backed by $30 million in new funding, the project aims to solve…

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Africa: New  Million Push to Make Ebola Vaccines More Affordable and Easier to Store for Low – and Middle-Income Countries

Africa: Saving Money, Breathing Easier – How Energy Access Is Transforming Lives in Ethiopia

Families in rural Ethiopia are transforming their lives with clean energy. Supported by the World Bank’s Ci-Dev, biogas digesters replace firewood, cutting smoke and improving crop yields. Off-grid solar brings light, boosts savings, and powers micro-enterprises. Since 2016, Ethiopia has earned $3.46 million in carbon credits, reinvesting in access and maintenance. For women like Abeba…

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