We need to close the vaccination gap: It is in everyone's interest
By the end of May 2021, only 2.1 per cent of Africans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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By the end of May 2021, only 2.1 per cent of Africans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
In one year in Africa, the pandemic has halted a quarter century of steady economic growth, disrupted value chains and caused an unprecedented increase in inequality and poverty.
Immunisation needs cooperation and is a prerequisite for lifting the restrictions holding back economies and freedoms
15:30 "A New Deal for Africa" - Op-ed article by President Charles Michel, and more than 30 European and African leaders In one year, the pandemic has halted a quarter-century of steady economic growth in Africa, disrupted value chains, and caused an unprecedented increase in inequality and poverty. As a result, the entire world is at risk, because the global economy could lose one of its future drivers of growth. The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that we can no longer treat seemingly faraway crises as distant problems. What happens anywhere can affect people everywhere. That is why add...
“If the vaccine gap persists, it risks reversing the trend of declining poverty and global inequalities"