IsraAID sends vaccine-support team to Eswatini
IsraAID sends vaccine-support team to Eswatini
The humanitarian group is sending a COVID immunization team to the African country as part of its new “Global Vaccine Access” initiative.
By Abigail Klein Leichman
A COVID-19 injection is prepared at a vaccination center in South Tel Aviv, Feb 14, 2021. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.
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(March 14, 2021 / Israel21C) Israeli humanitarian aid agency IsraAID dispatched a medical, logistical and psychosocial team to Eswatini (Swaziland) on March 8 at the invitation of the Eswatini government to support the southern African country’s upcoming national COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
The pandemic has claimed the lives of several Eswatini leaders, including Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini. The impoverished country, which borders South Africa and Mozambique, has the highest COVID-19 death rates in Africa and the highest HIV prevalence in the world.