Old Mutual Foundation Blantyre and Care Malawi on Wednesday signed a K108 million Memorandum of Understanding for three-years which will see the two partnering in various projects benefiting the education sector with Mkanda Primary School in Mchinji being the first targeted beneficiary.
The signing ceremony took place at Old Mutual Head Offices in Blantyre.
According to Chairman of Old Mutual, Blantyre Foundation, Tawonga Manda,
said, through this partnership the Foundation will, in three years, support construction of furnished classroom blocks in selected rural Primary schools to the tune of MK108 million.
“In the initial year of 2021, the project will commence with construction of two furnished classrooms and an administration office to the tune of MK36 million at Mkanda Primary School in Mchinji, “said Manda.
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It seems incredible: At a time when low-income nations are clamoring for vaccines against COVID-19, at least three countries Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi and South Sudan are either discarding doses or giving them to other countries. What s going on?
The answer is something of a paradox. On one hand, with the wealthiest countries snapping up vaccines against COVID-19, the poorest ones remain largely shut out receiving less than 1% of the global supply thus far. And that s not expected to change any time soon, even with the news on Wednesday that the Biden administration will support lifting patent protections on existing vaccines in a bid to increase their production.
A bishop receives a vaccine for COVID-19 at Juba Teaching Hospital on April 7 in Juba, South Sudan. South Sudan received 132,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on March 25 through the World Health Organization s COVAX program to ensure all countries have equal access to vaccines. Image: Andreea Campeanu/Getty Images
It seems incredible: At a time when low-income nations are clamoring for vaccines against COVID-19, at least three countries Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi and South Sudan are either discarding doses or giving them to other countries. What s going on?
The answer is something of a paradox. On one hand, with the wealthiest countries snapping up vaccines against COVID-19, the poorest ones remain largely shut out receiving less than 1% of the global supply thus far. And that s not expected to change any time soon, even with the news on Wednesday that the Biden administration will support lifting patent protections on existing vaccines in a bid to increa
Embed A bishop receives a vaccine for COVID-19 at Juba Teaching Hospital on April 7 in Juba, South Sudan. South Sudan received 132,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on March 25 through the World Health Organization s COVAX program to ensure all countries have equal access to vaccines. Andreea Campeanu/Getty Images
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A bishop receives a vaccine for COVID-19 at Juba Teaching Hospital on April 7 in Juba, South Sudan. South Sudan received 132,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on March 25 through the World Health Organization s COVAX program to ensure all countries have equal access to vaccines.