ARUSHA, Tanzania – The Federal Republic of Germany today signed an intergovernmental agreement with the East African Community (EAC) to support regional health programs.
ARUSHA, Tanzania – The Federal Republic of Germany today signed an intergovernmental agreement with the East African Community (EAC) to support regional health programs. In total, 30 million euros (34 million USD) will be invested in vaccines and health supply chain management.
German development cooperation will provide 20 million euros for the procurement of vaccines against different diseases for children in the EAC. The program will be implemented in collaboration with GAVI.
This new commitment will bring Germany`s contribution to regional immunisation programs with the EAC to 60 million euros since 2012. Earlier in 2015, Germany hosted the record replenishment of the global vaccination alliance GAVI. As a result, an additional 300 million children will receive live-saving vaccines, including in the EAC.