EU implements €100m support for COVID-19 vaccination in Africa
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Modestus Chukwulaka, EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS spokesman announced this in a statement.
The EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, mentioned the initiative during her visit to the Africa Centre for Disease control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Tuesday.
After his meeting with Head of the Africa CDC, Dr John Nkengasong, Lenarčič said he was about the new chapter in the EU’s partnership with the continent.
Lenarčič noted that the additional EU funding against the coronavirus pandemic in Africa will help to ensure that no one is left behind.