President Joe Biden said there will “surely” be another pandemic, as he announced the US is sending millions of dollars in aid to Africa, writes metro.co.uk.

Biden at the start of the US-Africa Business Forum in Washington, DC, said that the US has invested in Africa’s capacity to manufacture its own coronavirus vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics. The measures have enabled Africa to “meet its own needs and contribute to the global supply chain”, he said.

“Even as we work to end Covid-19, we continue building stronger health systems and institutions and accelerating efforts to achieve universal health coverage to make sure we’re better prepared to tackle the health challenges including the next pandemic – and there surely will be one”, - Biden added.