EU to allocate Euro40 million to vaccination in Georgia
By Nika Gamtsemlidze
Friday, February 12
The European Union will partner up with the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe to support the deployment of Covid-19 vaccines in Georgia.
The initiative is fully funded by the European Union and is implemented with the World Health Organization. The WHO will cover all of the vaccination phases.
The project, announced by the EU yesterday, will be implemented by the World Health Organization over the three-year period. The initiative supports six countries.
Carl Hartzell, the Ambassador of the EU in Georgia, noted that in the efforts to stop the Covid-19 pandemic, 'a proper and efficient vaccination campaign is key.' The Ambassador also noted that the European Union continues to stand by Georgia during the Covid-19 pandemic and is happy to launch the new initiative with the World Health Organization.
The Ambassador also noted that the project would “support the complex vaccination rollout so that vaccines, when they arrive, are efficiently utilized and reach those who need them most”.
The Health Minister recently announced that the country will receive additional 150,000 dozes of AstraZeneca vaccine. She also reiterated that the country would receive the first batch of the Covid-19 vaccine at the end of the month. According to the Minister of Health, the contract has already been signed.
The above-mentioned project is not the first one aimed at supporting Georgia during the pandemic. It is built upon the European Union's and the WHO's ongoing support for various countries in need of help to fight the pandemic. The project includes the joint 35 Million EU Solidarity for Health Initiative, which has helped EU partner countries to better address the needs of the most vulnerable.
