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African news for Friday, March 5, 2021
Source: GNA
03/05/2021
Rwanda has budgeted 50 billion Rwandan francs for vaccines
Rwanda has budgeted 50 billion Rwandan francs (approximately US $ 51.2 million) to purchase COVID-19 vaccines for more than 7.8 million people by 2022, Health Minister Daniel Ngamije said on Wednesday. .
The government will spend at least two-thirds of the total budget, as some vaccines are expected to arrive as donations or through COVAX, a United Nations-led mechanism that aims to provide equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for the poorest countries. Ngamije told the national television station Rwanda Television during a news program.
Rwanda received 240,000 doses of AstraZeneca / Oxford vaccine on Wednesday, the country’s first batch acquired via COVAX.
More than 102,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine were due to arrive Wednesday evening.
According to the government, Rwanda is in talks with several partners, including international organizations and other governments, to acquire additional vaccines.
“We aim to buy affordable but effective vaccines that are at least 80% effective,” Ngamije said.
Rwanda recorded a total of 19,198 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, with 17,569 recoveries and 265 deaths.
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