391,200 doses of the Astra Zeneca vaccines arrive Cameroon

Cameroonian health authorities received 391,200 doses of the Astra Zeneca Vaccine at the Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport on Saturday 17 April 2021. These COVID-19 vaccines were acquired via the COVAX Facility, a partnership between CEPI, Gavi, UNICEF and WHO, and the delivery is part of a first wave of 1,752,000 vaccine doses of Astra Zeneca-Sabin Institute of India arrivals that will continue in the coming weeks.

Mrs. Siti Batoul, Representative of UN Resident Coordinator congratulated the will and ambition of the government of Cameroon, for being at the fore of the initiative, as in December 2020 the country submitted its request for a vaccine against COVID-19“. She stated that it symbolised the country’s strong resolve to move towards immunity and recover better from the pandemic.

Mrs Batoul also extended a big thanks to the United States of America, the European Union, Great Britain and all those contributing financially to the COVAX initiative.

This ceremony took place in the presence of H.E Manaouda Malachie; Minister of Public Health, Representatives of WHO, UNICEF amongst other top-level government and UN officials

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