Africa: Countries Pledge Nearly $1 billion to Support Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines

[GAVI] Geneva -- The United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Italy and Sweden pledge approximately US$ 960 million to Gavi's COVID-19 Vaccines Advance Market Commitment (COVAX AMC) This week's announcements mean nearly US$ 1.7 billion has been raised towards the effort to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for low- and middle-income countries, with at least US$ 300 million more urgently needed by end 2020 H.E. Issoufou Mahamadou: "I would like to reiterate my support to Gavi and applaud the COVAX init
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news