Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday received its first consignment of 1.2 million Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX initiative to help boost the vaccination drive.
It will be followed by another 1,236,000 doses in a few days to support the government’s vaccination process in the country of 220 million. The 2.47 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine will help immunise about 1.24 million high-risk people in Pakistan.
“In this unprecedented crisis, we appreciate COVAX and GAVI’s contribution to the collective effort to fight COVID-19 in Pakistan,” and to help expand the vaccination campaign from vulnerable to all age groups, said Dr. Faisal Sultan, the advisor to the prime minister on health affairs.
Govt, Unicef engage religious leaders over COVID-19 vaccines
BY VANESSA GUZHA
The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and the Health ministry yesterday partnered with Apostolic Women Empowerment Trust (AWET) in interfacing with religious leaders from across the country to mobilise for support for the country’s COVID-19 vaccination programme.
The faith leaders were drawn from religious groups including Christian, Islamic and African traditional religions.
Unicef spokesperson Elizabeth Mupfumira said faith leaders were critical partners in addressing barriers to the uptake of health and other essential services, including vaccines.
“Through the partnership with AWET, over 850 interfaith and community leaders have been trained to support, engage and mobilise their communities about integrated COVID-19 prevention and continuity of essential health, nutrition, education, child protection and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services,” Mupfumira said.
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Standard Group CEO Orlando Lyomu and UNICEF Representative in Kenya Maniza Zaman at the Standard group offices after signing an agreement to champion children s rights and highlight critical issues for children. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]
Standard Group PLC and United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) yesterday signed a partnership agreement to champion the rights of children in Kenya.
The deal will see the media house use its TV, radio and print platforms to highlight critical issues such as the impact of Covid-19 on children, ending violence against children, access to rural sanitation and parenting skills for young children.
UNITED NATIONS: The tragic Covid-19 situation in India should raise the alarm bells for all of us and there will be reverberations across the region and the world in terms of virus-related deaths, virus mutations and supply delays unless the world steps up and helps the country now, the head of the UN children s agency has said.
United Nations Children s Fund (Unicef) has sent additional critical lifesaving supplies to India, including 2 million face shields and 200,000 surgical masks. The tragic situation in India should raise alarm bells for all of us, Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore said on Tuesday. Unless the world steps up and helps India now, there will be reverberations across the region and the world in terms of virus-related deaths, virus mutations and supply delays.
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Mr Obed Byamugisha says: Despite these grave health consequences, many victims never seek or receive help to recover.
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