South Africa is set to receive approximately R134 million from the United States government to help strengthen vaccination drives in the country.
According to a statement from the US Embassy in Pretoria, this additional support from the American Rescue Plan Act complements more than $800 million in annual foreign assistance from the United States to South Africa.
“The world will never be safe when this pandemic is raging globally. New variants will continue to arise, placing us all at risk. “This additional assistance will strengthen vaccination drives through vaccination site set-up, vaccine service delivery in rural areas, maintenance of the electronic vaccine registration system, and training of health workers.”
These efforts build on decades of life-saving work and U.S. leadership in tackling global health crises.
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