<\/a>President Ruto said Kenya will follow the membership process because there is a lot to gain for the country and the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n“We want to develop vaccines in Kenya that is why we started the Kenya Biovax Institute as a vehicle for working with other stakeholders and institutions,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Biovax is a state cooperation tasked with the mandate of manufacturing packaging and commercialization of specialized health products and technologies including vaccines and therapeutics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kenya will work with the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), IVI and other institutions in the production of pharmaceuticals and development of vaccines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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