Africa: Experts Urge Innovative Financing to Boost Africa’s Lassa Fever Research

Africa: Experts Urge Innovative Financing to Boost Africa’s Lassa Fever Research

They warned that continued reliance on external donors threatens the continent’s epidemic preparedness Ahead of the ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference 2025 (ELFIC2025), regional health experts have urged African governments to adopt innovative financing models to boost research and vaccine development for Lassa Fever and other emerging diseases. They made the call at a preparatory…

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Africa: Experts Urge Innovative Financing to Boost Africa’s Lassa Fever Research

West Africa: Strengthening Lassa Fever Vaccine Research and Trial Capacity in West Africa

In West Africa, Lassa fever remains a persistent and recurring health threat, causing hundreds of lives each year and underscoring urgent need for sustained investment in research and vaccine manufacturing capacity. In the first five months of 2025 alone, Nigeria reported over 717 confirmed cases and 138 deaths, highlighting the escalating risk and the critical…

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