The Government of Kenya is seeking an additional $31.1 million from the Global Fund to boost the country’s vaccination process against COVID-19.
The financing will help Kenya buy vaccines through an African Union facility and COVAX, the global scheme for sharing jabs.
The Global Fund has so far approved KSh7.44 billion in grants to support Kenya in mitigating the effects of the pandemic under its COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM) programme. Previous Global Fund grants went to purchase automated and manual tests kits, personal protective equipment (PPEs), and oxygen equipment and support for containment activities at the community level.
Meanwhile, the World Bank says that Kenya must execute its plan to vaccinate the entire adult population against the COVID-19 pandemic by mid-2022. In its latest Kenya Economic Update Report, the World Bank warns that a sluggish deployment of vaccines due to various reasons such as supply and logistical hurdles could weaken Kenya’s economic recovery.
According to Keith Hansen, World Bank Country Director, Kenya’s economic outlook remains bleak due to the pandemic.
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