Through funding from the European Union, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in partnership with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), has secured down payments to purchase over 1 million doses of the expected COVID-19 vaccines for Caribbean Member States.
However, Guyana was not listed in the PAHO press release announcing the move as one of the 12 states to benefit.
CARPHA Executive Director Dr Joy St John underscored her appreciation for the swift commitment of the two agencies, which resulted in the transfer of funds as a down payment to PAHO to be routed through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which is the administrator of the COVAX Facility.
