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Singapore to contribute US$5 million to COVAX initiative, which will help less wealthy countries get access to COVID-19 vaccines
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Singapore to contribute US$5 million to COVAX initiative, which will help less wealthy countries get access to COVID-19 vaccines
FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a medical syringe and a small bottle labeled "Coronavirus COVID-19 V
(File photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic)
04 Dec 2020 10:07AM
(Updated: 04 Dec 2020 10:10AM)
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SINGAPORE: Singapore will contribute US$5 million (S$6.67 million) to help bring COVID-19 vaccines to people in low- and lower-middle-income countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a joint statement on Friday (Dec 4).
The contribution will go towards the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Advance Market Commitment (AMC) mechanism, which will assist 92 countries in securing access to vaccines.
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Six members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are among the countries eligible for assistance: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines and Vietnam.
The COVAX initiative is coordinated by global vaccine alliance Gavi, along with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and the World Health Organization
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Singapore to contribute US$5 million to COVAX initiative, which will help less wealthy countries get access to COVID-19 vaccines
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Singapore to contribute US$5 million to COVAX initiative, which will help less wealthy countries get access to COVID-19 vaccines
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Singapore to contribute US$5 million to COVAX initiative, which will help less wealthy countries get access to COVID-19 vaccines
FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a medical syringe and a small bottle labeled "Coronavirus COVID-19 V
(File photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic)
04 Dec 2020 10:07AM
(Updated: 04 Dec 2020 10:10AM)
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SINGAPORE: Singapore will contribute US$5 million (S$6.67 million) to help bring COVID-19 vaccines to people in low- and lower-middle-income countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a joint statement on Friday (Dec 4).
The contribution will go towards the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Advance Market Commitment (AMC) mechanism, which will assist 92 countries in securing access to vaccines.
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Six members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are among the countries eligible for assistance: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines and Vietnam.
The COVAX initiative is coordinated by global vaccine alliance Gavi, along with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and the World Health Organization
