The French and Portuguese governments on 5 July delivered 158,000 doses of vaccine against the Covid-19 respiratory disease to Mozambique.
Speaking at Maputo International Airport, at the vaccine reception ceremony, French ambassador David Izzo said the French donation consists of 108,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine - enough to vaccinate 54,000 people. He said this donation is part of a joint effort by European countries to support the COVAX initiative, coordinated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), in distributing vaccines to developing countries.
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