Kenya among exposed nations as global vaccine talks collapse

Health CS Susan Nakhumicha. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Kenya could be caught flat-footed by the next pandemic after talks to find a common framework for Africa and the rest of the world to manufacture and procure vaccines fell apart.

In the heart of Geneva, a city known for its diplomatic history, a crucial chapter in global health was unfolding last month. Representatives from 194 nations, including Kenya, gathered at the 77th World Health Assembly to negotiate a legally binding pandemic treaty - a groundbreaking initiative born from the hard-learned lessons of the Covid-19 crisis.