Mastercard Foundation: Vaccine Equity in Africa – Saving Lives and Livelihoods

The Mastercard Foundation, the non-governmental foundation, partnered with the Africa CDC to provide accessible vaccines to Africa.

Background

COVID-19 has infected over 170 million people globally, resulting in more than 3.5 million deaths. In Africa, the number of reported COVID-19 cases has surpassed 4.8 million, resulting in more than 130,000 deaths.

On August 20, 2020, the African Union launched the African COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Access Strategy. The number of vaccines available to Africa represents a small portion of the global supply. So far, less than two percent of Africans have received at least one vaccine dose.

To fill this gap in vaccine equity, The Mastercard Foundation partnered with the Africa CDC to provide accessible vaccines to...

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