they transfer $ 9 million for the purchase of vaccines to the wrong account

According to local media Ultima Hora, the Paraguayan Ministry of Health, headed by resigning Julio Mazzoleni, transferred $ 6,850,615 to The Vaccine Alliance GAVI (Alliance for vaccines, foundation of Bill Gates) equivalent to 4,279,800 doses.

However, PAHO / WHO informed Paraguay that the money should be transferred to their account and not to the GAVI Foundation. In other words, the government transferred to another account, so that the process to recover the money and transfer it to where it belongs has started.

Subsequently, PAHO / WHO Representative in Paraguay, Roberto Escoto, reported that another transfer of US $ 2,800,000 had to be made to begin deliveries, money that was mistakenly returned to the account. GAVI.

As reported by the Paraguayan website Ultima Hora, former Deputy Health Minister Julio Rolón said on March 11 that the government had refused to pass on the $ 2,800,000 improperly transferred to PAHO / WHO and that only 144,000 had been sent. for 36,000 doses. part of the first batch of 304,000 which they promise to deliver by May.