Egypt receives second shipment of 1.77 million COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility Content provided by Last updated: 3 hours ago
An additional 1.77 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine have arrived in Cairo, Egypt; The Ministry of Health and Population leads on scaling up vaccination campaigns across the country as Egypt faces third wave of COVID-19.
Egypt yesterday received 1 768 800 COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine doses delivered via the COVAX Facility. This comes more than a month after the arrival of the first shipment containing 854 400 doses. To date, Egypt has been allocated to receive a total of 4.5 milion doses of AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX Facility.
WHO signs agreement with the Arab Board of Health Specializations to promote family practice in the Region
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4 May 2021, Cairo – The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and the Arab Board of Health Specializations will sign a collaborative agreement in a meeting on 5 May to promote family practice as a means to progress towards universal health coverage in the Region. The virtual meeting will be inaugurated by Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, and Dr Omar Al Rawas, Secretary General, Arab Board of Health Specializations, with the participation of regional partners and representatives of United Nations sister agencies, and will take place from 11-00 to 12:00 noon (GMT+2).
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World Immunization Week – Ministry of Health, WHO, UNICEF and partners commit to improve vaccination coverage against COVID-19 and other vaccine-preventable diseases in Somalia
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MOGADISHU, 29 April 2021 – Vaccines protect us against preventable diseases, including COVID-19. They bring
us closer to a healthier world and are permissible to be taken during the holy month of Ramadan these are the
main messages the Federal Ministry of Health and Human Services, World Health Organization (WHO) and United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Somalia are sharing this World Immunization Week, running from
24 to 30 April 2021. On this occasion, the Federal Ministry of Health, WHO and UNICEF are renewing their