{"id":213821,"date":"2022-01-18T09:25:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T07:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sa-opens-nantsa-vaccine-production-campus\/"},"modified":"2022-01-18T09:25:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T07:25:57","slug":"sa-opens-nantsa-vaccine-production-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sa-opens-nantsa-vaccine-production-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"SA opens NantSA vaccine production campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202201\/rna.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to join Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, founder of the multinational conglomerate NantWorks, LLC, in launching the NantSA vaccine manufacturing campus in Brackenfell, Cape Town, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The President and Dr Soon-Shiong will also launch the Coalition to Accelerate Africa\u2019s Access to Advanced Healthcare (The AAAH Coalition).<\/p>\n<p>This launch comes after an announcement made by Dr Soon-Shiong in September last year of an ambitious initiative to build capacity for advanced health care in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>NantSA, a division of NantWorks, and The AAAH Coalition aim to accelerate domestic production of pharmaceuticals, biologics and vaccines that will reach patients across the African continent.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>In a statement on Monday, The Presidency said that through the synergistic efforts of &nbsp;members of The AAAH Coalition, self-reliance will be accelerated around next-generation vaccines manufactured in South Africa for Africa, innovative therapeutics and pandemic preparedness.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cWith the support of the Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation, institutes for infectious disease and cancer centres of excellence will be established at the universities of Cape Town and the Witwatersrand and the Chan Soon-Shiong Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CSS CERI) at the University of Stellenbosch,\u201d the Presidency said.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>President Ramaphosa and Dr Soon-Shiong will perform a ribbon-cutting for the official launch of the NantSA vaccine manufacturing campus at Brackengate and also present the vision and mission of The AAAH Coalitions.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be attended by a select group of invitees including representatives of government, academia and the biotech industry. \u2013&nbsp;<strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to join Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, founder of the multinational conglomerate NantWorks, LLC, in launching the NantSA vaccine manufacturing campus in Brackenfell, Cape Town, on Wednesday. The President and Dr Soon-Shiong will also launch the Coalition to Accelerate Africa\u2019s Access to Advanced Healthcare (The AAAH Coalition). 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