Greetings from the CoDA Secretariat.

On behalf of the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA),  I wish to inform you of the planned High Level Policy Dialogue on Vaccine Development and Equitable, Universal Access to Essential Vaccines and Vaccination in Africa. It is being organized jointly with the Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital (IUTH), African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), and the Pan African Manufacturers Association (PAMA) under the auspices of the African Union (AU) and with the support of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Export Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK).

This High Level Policy Dialogue is the next crucial step following the launch of the joint initiative by CoDA and IUTH on the Development of Vaccines and Equitable, Universal Access to Essential Vaccines and Vaccination in Africa.

It is part of a roadmap to implement the aforementioned initiative which was launched by CoDA in response to Africa's over-dependence on vaccine imports - a situation made more apparent by the continent's current struggle to access COVID-19 vaccines.

The High Level Policy Dialogue will be held physically (at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria) and virtually on the following days:

·       Thursday 25 November, 2021 at  9.00 am GMT | 10 am Nigeria | 11.00 am South Africa | 12.00 pm Ethiopia

·       Friday 26 November, 2021 at  9.00 am GMT | 10 am Nigeria | 11.00 am South Africa | 12.00 pm Ethiopia

For more enquiries send your email to

EdenT@africa-union.org