The kingdom of Morocco has announced its plan to produce sixty percent of the vaccine needs in Africa.
At the launch of the vaccines and biotechnology products project in Rabat, King Mohammed the sixth, noted that the project would strengthen the presence of the kingdom in the African continent, as it will be the main exporter of vaccines to other African countries.
He added that in less than five years, Morocco would be an indispensable player on the international scene in terms of vaccines as the project would focus on the manufacturing of syringe of anti-Covid vaccines and other vaccines.
The Principal Promoter of the vaccines project ,Samir Machour, affirmed that by next year, Morocco would have been able to cover the target of Africa to manufacture sixty percent of its vaccines in 2040,which currently stands at one percent.
Folasase Osigwe
