The European Commission decided on Tuesday 10 August to increase its contribution to the Covid-19 vaccination support programme in the six Eastern Partnership countries - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
An additional €35 million will be allocated to this programme. The latter, deployed in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), has so far been funded by the European Union in the amount of €40 million (see EUROPE 12656/5).
The support measures implemented from February onwards with this money were aimed at strengthening the six countries’ preparedness for vaccination. “EU support included training of health managers and medical staff involved in the vaccination campaign, key logistical support for the delivery and handling of the vaccines and supplies”, the European Commission added on this point.
The new package aims to improve access to vaccines “by facilitating their sharing by EU Member States and reimbursing the costs”, says the EU institution. (Original version in French by Agathe Cherki)