Tagged:
Content from our Premium Partner

Mastercard Foundation (Africa)

Mastercard Foundation's $1.3B Vaccine Partnership with Africa CDC

The Mastercard Foundation has announced that it will deploy $1.3 billion over the next three years in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Africa and hasten the economic recovery of the continent. The Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative will acquire vaccines for at least 50 million people, support the delivery of vaccinations to millions more across the continent, lay the groundwork for vaccine manufacturing in Africa through a focus on human capital development, and strengthen the Africa CDC.

Find out more about Mastercard Foundation in Africa. 

Mastercard Foundation

President of Mastercard Foundation Reeta Roy announces the Foundation will deploy $1.3B over the 3 yrs in partnership with the Africa CDC to acquire and hasten vaccine deployment in Africa to save lives/livelihoods of millions & spur the economic recovery of the continent.

Mastercard Foundation

Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission welcomes participants at the announcement of Mastercard Foundation's deployment of $1.3 Billion over 3 years in a partnership with the Africa CDC to Save Lives and Livelihoods#VaccinateAfrica #AfricasRecovery

Mastercard Foundation

At the announcement of Mastercard Foundation's to deployment of $1.3 Billion in partnership with the Africa CDC to vaccinate 60% of the African population by 2022, the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, stated that "this new partnership between Mastercard Foundation and the Africa CDC builds on those investments and will help us accomplish even more in the future..."

InFocus

AllAfrica publishes around 500 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.