Libya received the first batch of coronavirus vaccines from the Covax programme on Friday at the Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli.
The delivery contained 57,6000 doses, which will be important for Libya s fragile health sector that has been hit by a decade of violence since the toppling of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011
The vaccines will be earmarked for priority groups, such as health care workers and people over the age of 75.
The vaccines will be distributed to vaccination centres throughout the country, based on a distribution plan designed in coordination with the national health authorities in Libya.
The Covax programme, which aims to guarantee vaccines are equally distributed, said additional doses would be delivered this month.
Libya receives first batch of Covax procured Covid-19 vaccines
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57,600 COVID-19 vaccine doses received today in Tripoli - Libya
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WHO Libya: Health response to COVID-19 in Libya, update # 25 (Reporting period: 1-31 March 2021)
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On 10 March 2021, the Libyan House of Representatives voted to endorse the new Government of National Unity’s (GNU) proposed cabinet headed by Prime Minister Abdulhamid AlDabaiba. The cabinet includes two Deputy Prime Ministers and 35 ministers, of whom six are Ministers of State from different cities and regions of Libya.
A new Minister of Health, Mr Ali Al-Zinati, has been appointed. On 21 March 2021, the WHO Representative (WR) met the Minister for initial discussions on WHO’s work in Libya, including its support to help the country tackle COVID-19.