Addis Ababa, September 7, 2021 (FBC) – Ministry of Health has received the first trench of around 100,000 doses of J and J COVID19 Vaccines out of the total 3million doses Ethiopia procured through AVAT with financing from the WorldBank.
The Health Minister, Dr. Lia Tadesse said that these doses will further strengthen our effort to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic and improve vaccine access to more vulnerable groups.
Dr. Lia thanked the AVAT partners, African Union, African CDC, AFRIEXIM bank and UNECA, and World bank for their continued support She further extended gratitude to the UNICEF Ethiopia and Ethiopian Airlines for the logistic support.