The African Union’s African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) initiative
To ensure widespread access to COVID-19 vaccines across Africa, the African Union launched the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT). The trust aims to secure vaccine doses to complement initiatives such as COVAX and attain a target immunization of 60 per cent of Africa’s population. Partners in the initiative include the African Export-Import…, UNICEF’s role within AVAT, UNICEF will procure and deliver COVID-19 vaccines on behalf of AVAT to AU Member States, with the additional opportunity to provide supplemental logistics and related services for countries that request it. The initiative complements the COVAX Facility’s aim of ensuring rapid and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines worldwide. In July 2021,…, Explore also