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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is planning to pledge an additional $800 million to the World Health Organisation's COVAX pro.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is planning to pledge an additional $800 million to the World Health Organisation's COVAX programme, which provides COVID-19 vaccines to countries in need, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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Japan s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference after the government s decision to exted a state of emergency amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at the prime minister s official residence in Tokyo, Japan May 28, 2021. Behrouz Mehri/Pool via REUTERS
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is planning to pledge an additional $800 million to the World Health Organisation s COVAX programme, which provides COVID-19 vaccines to countries in need, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Japan has already pledged $200 million to COVAX, and the country is expected to announce donations of vaccine doses to the programme, the newspaper said without citing a source.