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A key component of USADF's COVID-19 response is the Capital for African Resilience-building and Enterprises Support (C.A.R.E.S) initiative, through which the Foundation, by June 30, had provided approximately $3 million for over 330 grantees in 21 African countries.
Between 2010 and 2024, India provided over US$ 13 billion in concessional aid and grants to African countries. In addition, India donated 150 metric tons of medical aid to 25 African countries to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, and donated over 24.7 million doses of COVID vaccines to 42 countries in Africa as of February 2021. [1]
On 21 March, an official of WHO claimed almost 7 million doses of the COVID-19 doses had been administered to certain groups in Africa. [37] On 26 March, WHO urged for fairness in the access of the COVID-19 vaccines in Africa. [38] On 10 April, the representative of WHO in Ghana cautioned Ghanaians to take the pandemic seriously. [39]
COVID-19 vaccination programs are ongoing in the majority countries and territories in Africa, with 51 of 54 African countries having launched vaccination programs by July 2021. [256] As of October 2023, 51.8% of the continent's population is fully vaccinated with over 1084.5 million doses administered.
A health-worker holds a syringe and vaccine vial before administering the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to civilians at a makeshift tent as the government orders for proof of vaccination ...
The TRIPS Agreement waiver (officially titled the Waiver from certain provisions of the TRIPS Agreement for the Prevention, Containment and Treatment of COVID-19) [1] is a joint intervention communication by South Africa and India to the TRIPS council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 2 October 2020. [2] [3]
In the African Development Bank's (AfDB) 2022 Annual Report, a decrease in Africa's GDP growth to 3.8%, down from 4.8% the previous year, was recorded. The 16th replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-16), which provides soft loans and grants, served as a significant financial enhancement, gathering US$8.9 billion.
Social assistance, including grants and public works, is funded through tax revenue, unlike statutory and voluntary funds that are funded by employers and employees. [7] Social welfare programmes in South Africa include cash assistance, unemployment insurance, medical provisions, and housing subsidies.