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BVI explores human vaccine manufacturing

The Botswana Vaccine Institute (BVI) has completed a feasibility study to explore the possibility of manufacturing human vaccines in Botswana successfully.
The Botswana Vaccine Institute (BVI) has completed a feasibility study to explore the possibility of manufacturing human vaccines in Botswana successfully.

The Botswana Vaccine Institute (BVI) has completed a feasibility study to explore the possibility of manufacturing human vaccines in Botswana successfully.

BVI CEO Andrew Madeswi shared the institute’s ambitious plans in an interview with BusinessWeek, revealing that the study has shown the potential for producing human drugs and vaccines locally.

"We have completed the feasibility study about manufacturing human drugs and vaccines in our lab in Botswana," Madeswi said.

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