Remarks at the Virtual Meeting on the Africa COVID-19 Vaccine Financing and Deployment Strategy

World Bank Group President David Malpass provided an update on the World Bank Group’s vaccination efforts. Coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a heavy toll on the people of Africa in terms of lives lost and the severe economic impact that is hitting the most vulnerable the hardest. The Group is preparing...

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Main Author:	Malpass, David
Format:	Speech
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 COVID-19 VACCINATION VACCINATION FINANCE WORLD BANK GROUP PORTFOLIO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/127201611849792860/Remarks-by-World-Bank-Group-President-David-Malpass-at-the-Virtual-Meeting-on-the-Africa-COVID-19-Vaccine-Financing-and-Deployment-Strategy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35078

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spelling	okr-10986-350782021-04-23T14:02:15Z Remarks at the Virtual Meeting on the Africa COVID-19 Vaccine Financing and Deployment Strategy Malpass, David CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 COVID-19 VACCINATION VACCINATION FINANCE WORLD BANK GROUP PORTFOLIO World Bank Group President David Malpass provided an update on the World Bank Group’s vaccination efforts. Coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a heavy toll on the people of Africa in terms of lives lost and the severe economic impact that is hitting the most vulnerable the hardest. The Group is preparing emergency vaccine financing projects in twenty-one countries in Africa. He highlighted IFC work to mobilize financing for vaccine production and therapeutics focused on developing countries. In implementing the vaccines programs, the World Bank Group is working directly with governments, including finance for their purchases from vaccine manufacturers and via COVAX, and for deployment efforts working with partners such as WHO and UNICEF. He urged the leaders of African countries to move quickly to secure vaccinations for their populations, and to avail themselves of the financing available from the World Bank Group and other partners to help with this. 2021-01-29T14:47:21Z 2021-01-29T14:47:21Z 2021-01-27 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/127201611849792860/Remarks-by-World-Bank-Group-President-David-Malpass-at-the-Virtual-Meeting-on-the-Africa-COVID-19-Vaccine-Financing-and-Deployment-Strategy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35078 English Speech delivered January 27, 2021; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: President's Speech Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Africa Western and Central (AFW) Sub-Saharan Africa
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description	World Bank Group President David Malpass provided an update on the World Bank Group’s vaccination efforts. Coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a heavy toll on the people of Africa in terms of lives lost and the severe economic impact that is hitting the most vulnerable the hardest. The Group is preparing emergency vaccine financing projects in twenty-one countries in Africa. He highlighted IFC work to mobilize financing for vaccine production and therapeutics focused on developing countries. In implementing the vaccines programs, the World Bank Group is working directly with governments, including finance for their purchases from vaccine manufacturers and via COVAX, and for deployment efforts working with partners such as WHO and UNICEF. He urged the leaders of African countries to move quickly to secure vaccinations for their populations, and to avail themselves of the financing available from the World Bank Group and other partners to help with this.
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title	Remarks at the Virtual Meeting on the Africa COVID-19 Vaccine Financing and Deployment Strategy
title_short	Remarks at the Virtual Meeting on the Africa COVID-19 Vaccine Financing and Deployment Strategy
title_full	Remarks at the Virtual Meeting on the Africa COVID-19 Vaccine Financing and Deployment Strategy
title_fullStr	Remarks at the Virtual Meeting on the Africa COVID-19 Vaccine Financing and Deployment Strategy
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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Remarks at the Virtual Meeting on the Africa COVID-19 Vaccine Financing and Deployment Strategy

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