{"id":2146,"date":"2022-02-16T10:31:51","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T10:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?p=2146"},"modified":"2022-02-16T10:31:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T10:31:51","slug":"covid-19-tanzania-seeks-to-set-up-own-vaccine-manufacturing-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/2146\/covid-19-tanzania-seeks-to-set-up-own-vaccine-manufacturing-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19: Tanzania seeks to set up own vaccine manufacturing plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-reactid=\".1odfnr6qw5y.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-620c7ec3571bfc64f8e6438e.0.6.0.0:$post_1\">Tanzania is looking to set up its own vaccine manufacturing plant as part of its wider plan to tackle Covid-19 and other diseases in the country.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1odfnr6qw5y.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-620c7ec3571bfc64f8e6438e.0.6.0.0:$post_2\">President Samia Suluhu Hassan said the country was also aiming to export vaccines to eastern and southern African countries, according to a statement from the state house.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1odfnr6qw5y.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-620c7ec3571bfc64f8e6438e.0.6.0.0:$post_3\">She said Tanzania was likely to spend nearly $100m (\u00a370m) by 2030 to import vaccines, hence the need to set up its own local capacity.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1odfnr6qw5y.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-620c7ec3571bfc64f8e6438e.0.6.0.0:$post_4\">The president, who was visiting the European Union Council President Charles Michel in Brussels, said she was submitting a proposal for support to make the project a success.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1odfnr6qw5y.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-620c7ec3571bfc64f8e6438e.0.6.0.0:$post_5\">The plan for a vaccine plant is a shift from the previous regime of her predecessor, <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/2021\/03\/18\/john-pombe-joseph-magufuli-1959-2021\/\">John Magufuli<\/a>, a prominent coronavirus sceptic,\u00a0who died last year from heart complications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tanzania is looking to set up its own vaccine manufacturing plant as part of its wider plan to tackle Covid-19 and other diseases in the country. President Samia Suluhu Hassan said the country was also aiming to export vaccines to eastern and southern African countries, according to a statement from the state house. 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