Global Lead Coordinator for COVID-19 Vaccine Country-Readiness and Delivery Mr. Ted Chaiban in Senegal

DAKAR (Senegal), 9^th May 2022 – A delegation from the Global partnership for COVID‑19 Vaccine Country-Readiness and Delivery, led by its Global Lead Coordinator, Mr. Ted Chaiban, will be in Senegal from May 9 to 11.

The delegation will discuss with Senegal highest authorities on the preparation of the upcoming World Summit on the Covid-19 pandemic convened by His Excellency Joe Biden, President of the United States and of which his Excellency, Mr Macky Sall, President of Senegal is one of the co-presidents.

It also aims to take stock of the progress in the roll-out of Senegal’s COVID-19 vaccination programme, and how the Global Partnership can help the country reach its vaccination coverage target.

Mr. Chaiban will hold a series of meetings with government officials, development partners as well as COVAX partners, including WHO, GAVI and UNICEF.

Mr. Chaiban will visit a vaccination site and the Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI) depot to allow him to get a first-hand perspective on the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines in the country.

The Global partnership for COVID‑19 Vaccine Country-Readiness and Delivery aims to ensure an effective global response to the pandemic, by supporting the identification, coordination and implementation of solutions in countries with low vaccination coverage. It coordinates inter-agency efforts to forecast vaccine needs, as well as provide financial and technical assistance to overcome bottlenecks in country-level implementation.

On 17^th February 2022, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Ted Chaiban of Lebanon as Global Lead Coordinator for COVID‑19 Vaccine Country-Readiness and Delivery, at the level of Assistant Secretary-General, in UNICEF.

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Ted Chaiban, Global Lead Coordinator for COVID-19 Vaccine Country-Readiness and Delivery

Ted Chaiban was appointed as Global Lead Coordinator for the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership in February 2022.

Previously working for UNICEF, he has been Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Director of Programmes, Director of Emergency Programmes, Representative in Ethiopia, Sudan and Sri Lanka, Regional Emergency Advisor for the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office and Deputy Chief of Operations for the Operation Lifeline Sudan consortium based in Nairobi. 

Prior to joining UNICEF, Mr. Chaiban was Country Representative for Catholic Relief Services in Haiti, Kenya, Uganda and Sudan.  He also worked as a Programme Manager focusing on food security and child survival.

Mr. Chaiban is a national of both Lebanon and the United States of America.  He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and Political Science from Tufts University and a Master of Arts Degree in Development and Arab Studies from Georgetown University, the United States of America.

For more information:

Lalaina F. Andriamasinoro, UNICEF Sénégal, +221 78 13 00 170, [email protected]

Massamba Fall, UNICEF Sénégal, + 221 77 646 03 72, [email protected]

SCHUMANN, Nisha, WHO, [email protected]