Turkey will send 15 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Africa, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced today at a major summit of the continent’s leaders. In opening remarks to dozens of African leaders and ministers, Erdogan said Turkey would ship 15 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Africa, where cases are rapidly rising and vaccination rates are low. Following any authorisation, it will be shared with Africa, Erdogan said. “In order to contribute to the resolution of this issue, within our means, we plan to share 15 million vaccine doses in the period ahead,” he said. And in the first 11 months of 2021, it had reached $30 billion, Erdogan said.

Source: Ethiopian News December 18, 2021 19:56 UTC