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Tanzania, Kenya boost COVID-19 vaccination coverage with new health initiatives

6 June 20226 June 2022

EAST AFRICA – Tanzania and Kenya have intensified their efforts to scale-up COVID-19 vaccination with a focus on vulnerable populations to improve pandemic response and boost natural immunity while preventing…

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Covax wants urgent action to close vaccine equity gap

22 May 202222 May 2022

SWITZERLAND – Covax, a global vaccine program run by Gavi and the World Health Organization (WHO), has urged countries to take action immediately to close the global vaccine equity gap.…

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Vaccine group Gavi secures US$4.8 billion in funding pledges for COVAX

10 April 202210 April 2022

SWITZERLAND – The global vaccine alliance Gavi has secured US$4.8 billion in funding pledges for the vaccine-sharing scheme COVAX, falling just short of its target. The secured fund falls short…

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Africa CDC confirms 11.34 million COVID-19 cases in Africa

7 April 20228 April 2022

AFRICA – The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced that the number of confirmed COVID -19 cases in Africa has reached 11,343,461. The specialized health…

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Ethiopia receives additional Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from US

2 March 20222 March 2022

ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia has announced the arrival of additional 840,060 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States through COVAX, a worldwide initiative aimed at equitable access to…

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Nigeria to receive additional US$33m from US in fight against COVID-19

25 February 202225 February 2022

NIGERIA – Nigeria is set to receive an additional US$33 million from the United States (US) through the Initiative for Global Vaccine Access (Global VAX) to boost COVID-19 vaccination across…

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WHO urges wealthy nations to pay up for pandemic plan

14 February 202214 February 2022

SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged rich countries to contribute US$16 billion as soon as possible to its plan to defeat Covid-19. According to the World Health…

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Africa’s health boss seeks to entice expatriate medics to return home

25 January 202225 January 2022

ETHIOPIA – Dr. John Nkengasong, the director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), stated that the organization is planning a program to entice scientists, doctors,…

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Investors push for pharma companies to broaden global access to COVID vaccines

10 January 202210 January 2022

USA – A group of institutional investors is urging companies to tie CEO pay to equitable access to the COVID vaccine. Pay packages for CEOs at COVID vaccine makers Pfizer,…

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HOPE Consortium to deliver vital ultra-cold freezers to Africa under COVAX

5 January 20225 January 2022

UAE – The Hope Consortium of Abu Dhabi will assist in the delivery of 65 ultra-cold freezers to Africa for the storage of Covid-19 vaccines. The delivery was made possible…

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