COVAX
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South Africa’s DoH ordered to disclose contracts worth US$530M for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines to NGO
SOUTH AFRICA – The Pretoria High Court has ordered the Department of Health to disclose all hard copies of its COVID-19 vaccine procurement contracts, negotiations,…
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Tanzania, Kenya boost COVID-19 vaccination coverage with new health initiatives
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…
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Covax wants urgent action to close vaccine equity gap
SWITZERLAND – Covax, a global vaccine program run by Gavi and the World Health Organization (WHO), has urged countries to take action immediately to close…
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Vaccine group Gavi secures US$4.8 billion in funding pledges for COVAX
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.…
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Africa CDC confirms 11.34 million COVID-19 cases in Africa
AFRICA – The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced that the number of confirmed COVID -19 cases in Africa has…
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Ethiopia receives additional Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from US
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…
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Nigeria to receive additional US$33m from US in fight against COVID-19
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)…
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WHO urges wealthy nations to pay up for pandemic plan
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.…
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Africa’s health boss seeks to entice expatriate medics to return home
ETHIOPIA – Dr. John Nkengasong, the director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), stated that the organization is planning a…
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Investors push for pharma companies to broaden global access to COVID vaccines
USA – A group of institutional investors is urging companies to tie CEO pay to equitable access to the COVID vaccine. Pay packages for CEOs…