MEDIA ADVISORY: WHO to announce the first African recipients of mRNA technology through the global technology transfer hub

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Wednesday, 16 February 2022

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHO to announce the first African recipients of mRNA technology through the global technology transfer hub

WHAT: On 18 February, 2022, WHO, along with the Presidency of the European Council, the Presidency of France and the Presidency of South Africa, will hold a press conference to announce the first recipients (the ‘spokes’) of mRNA technology on the African continent through the global mRNA technology transfer hub located in Cape Town, South Africa.

WHEN: Friday, 18 February, 9.15am to 9.45am CET, in the context of the 6th European Union-African Union Summit

Main speakers

· WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

· President of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa

· President of France, Mr Emmanuel Macron, as President of the EU

· President of the European Council, Mr Charles Michel

Speakers will showcase the global collaboration between WHO, Member States and centres of excellence and training to develop strategic and sustainable solutions to build national and regional capacities for pharmaceutical manufacturing so that countries can become more self-reliant and enabled to address health crises and reach universal health coverage.

The event is open to media but there will be NO time for a question and answer session. A press release with greater details will be issued ahead of the event.

CONNECT: Via livestream

More information here: mRNA vaccine technology transfer spokes launch event.

Media contacts:

mediainquiries@who.int

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