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His Highness the Amir's representative, foreign minister in the (GAVI) summit
KUWAIT, June 2 (KUNA) -- Kuwait on Wednesday said it would pledge USD 40 million to a coronavirus vaccination program for poorer countries known as COVAX, as part of efforts to push for fairer and more equitable access to the shots.
Highlighting the complexities of the COVID pandemic, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's representative to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) summit, Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Sabah, said it would behoove the international community to work closer together to topple the virus.
The pandemic continues to be a grave challenge thrust upon the entire world, Sheikh Ahmad, who doubles as State Minister for Cabinet Affairs, said amid the talks co-hosted by GAVI and Japan via video link, citing a sum of USD 287.4 million Kuwait had previously provided to help lessen the strain on global healthcare systems. (end)
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