Covid-19 vaccines from Belgium to Africa
On Wednesday 22 September, 153,000 Covid-19 vaccines arrived safely in Entebbe (Uganda) on Brussels Airlines flight, following a similar shipment to Togo a month ago (pictured). The aircraft carrying the donation of AstraZeneca vaccines from the Belgian government was met at Entebbe airport by the Belgium’s ambassador to Uganda and a representative of the Belgian development agency Enabel.
Enabel handled the logistics of the consignments after they arrived by air. The doses will allow teachers to be vaccinated, which means schools in Uganda can open again.
In the framework of the Covax initiative and in cooperation with Unicef, Brussels Airlines will transport another 190,000 AstraZeneca vaccines donated by the Belgian government in the coming weeks. (ah)