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Partnership Purchases Over 15 Million Vaccines for Africa

The Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC jointly announced that 15.2 million vaccines purchased under the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative are currently being distributed across Africa. Through Saving Lives and Livelihoods, the Mastercard Foundation is purchasing vaccines for more than 65 million people. This is the first tranche of vaccines to be delivered under the initiative. The vaccines will be distributed within countries by UNICEF. Read on

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Dr. Robert at KAVI Institute of Clinical Research, University of Nairobi.

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Elizabeth Mutisya, lab tech at KAVI Institute of Clinical Research, University of Nairobi.

Matrona Akise at KAVI Institute of Clinical Research, University of Nairobi.

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The Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC jointly announced that 15.2 million vaccines purchased under the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative are currently being distributed across Africa. Through Saving Lives and Livelihoods, the Mastercard Foundation is purchasing vaccines for more than 65 million people. This is the first tranche of vaccines to be delivered under the initiative. The vaccines will be distributed within countries by UNICEF.

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