World Bank, AU join forces
The initiative will complement efforts already underway by the COVAX vaccine-sharing program.
The World Bank and the African Union said on Monday they would work together to accelerate Covid-19 vaccinations for up to 400 million people across Africa, bolstering efforts to vaccinate 60% of the continent's population by 2022.
In a joint statement, the World Bank and the African Union said their agreement would provide needed resources to the Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) initiative, allowing countries to purchase and deploy more vaccines.
The initiative will complement efforts already underway by the COVAX vaccine-sharing program, which is co-run by the World Health Organization.
A WHO official on Monday said more than half of poorer countries receiving doses via COVAX do not have enough supplies to continue.
The new World Bank initiative comes amid shortages caused in part by manufacturing delays and Indian supply disruptions, with cases and deaths rising as a third wave of infections sweeps across Africa.- Nampa/Reuters
In a joint statement, the World Bank and the African Union said their agreement would provide needed resources to the Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) initiative, allowing countries to purchase and deploy more vaccines.
The initiative will complement efforts already underway by the COVAX vaccine-sharing program, which is co-run by the World Health Organization.
A WHO official on Monday said more than half of poorer countries receiving doses via COVAX do not have enough supplies to continue.
The new World Bank initiative comes amid shortages caused in part by manufacturing delays and Indian supply disruptions, with cases and deaths rising as a third wave of infections sweeps across Africa.- Nampa/Reuters
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