ACCRA, Ghana – The first wave of COVID-19 vaccines has arrived in Ghana through the COVAX initiative. “Today marks the historic moment for which we have been planning and working so hard.” said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore. Through the U.S. Agency for International Development, this contribution will support the purchase and delivery of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for the world’s most vulnerable and at-risk populations, including frontline health care workers. This support is critical to controlling the pandemic and slowing the emergence of new variants as well as helping restart the global economy, all of which will ultimately benefit the American people. The U.S. government will provide additional funding through 2022 and will work with other donors to make further pledges and commitments to meet the critical needs of the Gavi COVAX AMC.

Source: Front Page Africa February 18, 2021 23:03 UTC