Govt, private sector fight threatens Covid 19 vaccines procurement
Govt, private sector fight threatens Covid 19 vaccines procurement
Staff Reporters
A DISPUTE between the government and the private sector over the latter’s plans to procure 200 000 Covid-19 vaccines is threatening to derail the private sectors’ participation in the fight against Covid 19.
Dubbed the
Sesiu Sa Letšoele Le Beta Poho, (unity is power), the private sector initiative was launched amid pomp and fanfare two months ago by Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro at business mogul Sam Matekane’s MGC building in Maseru
.
Despite a glittering ceremony last month to launch the private sector-led initiative to procure Covid-19 vaccines to complement the government, the two sides are now at loggerheads with Health Minister Semano Sekatle accusing the private sector of shopping for the vaccines from unapproved sources.