Government will make Covax payment in the next few days, says Mkhize
There have been concerns that SA missed the deadline to make payment raising fears that its access to the vaccines could be compromised
18 December 2020 - 14:04
Administrative hitches which stood in the way of the government making payment for access to an international initiative to obtain vaccines have been overcome and payment should be made in the next few days, health minister Zweli Mkhize said on Friday.
The government has been criticised for failing to meet two deadlines for payment of R327m as a deposit for 15% of the required amount to the World Health Organisation’s Covax scheme which aims to ensure that low- and middle-income countries get access to the vaccines...
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