Vaccins

Benedict Okey Oramah, President of Afreximbank and Chairman, Board of Trustees of the African Union

'Our goal is speedy vaccination of 800 million Africans'

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—Benedict Okey Oramah, President of Afreximbank and Chairman, Board of Trustees of the African Union COVID-19 Response Fund.

The vaccine acquisition is a unique milestone for the African continent.

Africa announces the rollout of 400m vaccine doses to the African Union Member States and the Caribbean

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The first time Africa has undertaken a continent-wide procurement of this magnitude, the vaccines are sufficient to immunise a third of the African people.

A health worker vaccinates a man against the Ebola virus in Beni

UN agencies and partners establish Global Ebola vaccine stockpile

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Stored in Switzerland, vaccines are ready to be shipped for emergency response.