In October 2021, the WHO recommended the widespread use of the malaria vaccine among children. In this episode,ÌýDr. Bernhard Ogutu, a scientist who leads global clinical trial research and worked on the game-changing vaccine, talks aboutÌýthe historic vaccine, the years of research and the technological advances that made the vaccine a reality.
Dr. Bernhard Ogutu is the Chief Research Officer with the Kenya Medical Research Institute and the founding President of the East African Chapter of the Association of the ClinicalÌýResearch Professionals (ACRP).
In this episode, Joy Kategekwa, a trade law expert who is one of the architects of the African Continental Free Trade AgreementÌý(AfCFTA),Ìýtalks aboutÌýthe historic agreement that set the stage for the creation of one single African market for goods and services.
Dr. Joy Kategekwa (Uganda) is the regional strategic advisor to the Assistant Administrator and Director for the Regional Bureau Africa at the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP.Ìý