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Event details

Date: 30 September 2021

Time: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Venue: Online

Peer-learning and exchange - Taking Stock: COVID-19 Vaccine Financing, Procurement and Distribution in Africa

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(Photo by CABRI)

The first COVID-19 vaccine in Africa was administered over six months ago. While there is consensus that with only 2% of the continent’s population vaccinated, we are far behind where we ought to be at this stage of the pandemic, there are already key lessons that ministries of finance and health can share with their peers across the continent. This virtual event, which followed from our April peer-exchange and learning event, provided an update on where we find ourselves now in terms of COVID-19 vaccine financing, procurement and distribution and reflected on the key public finance-related challenges that African governments have faced in vaccinating their citizens against COVID-19.

Recordings

This recording has undergone minor editing.

Publications

Streamlining public procurement processes during COVID-19 - Balancing efficiency and accountability

Streamlining public procurement processes during COVID-19 : Balancing efficiency and accountability

It takes a pandemic - Debt relief in response to COVID-19

It takes a pandemic : Debt relief in response to COVID-19

Exposing systemic weaknesses in PFM: COVID-19, opportunities for reflection and impetus for functional reform

Exposing systemic weaknesses in PFM: COVID-19, opportunities for reflection and impetus for functional reform

COVID-19 vaccine financing, procurement and distribution in African ministries of finance and health

COVID-19 vaccine financing, procurement and distribution in African ministries of finance and health

Ensuring business continuity within the ministry of finance during COVID-19

Ensuring business continuity within the ministry of finance during COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccination in Africa - Bumps and bridges in budgeting

COVID-19 vaccination in Africa - Bumps and bridges in budgeting

Budgeting in the context of COVID-19: Trends and tools of reallocations

Budgeting in the context of COVID-19: Trends and tools of reallocations

Programme

Presentations

en Session 1 - Vaccine Financing - Setting the scene

en Session 2 - World Bank Group

en Session 3 - UNICEF

en Session 4 - Claire Potdevin

Talking Points

en Opening Remarks by Neil Cole

Speakers

Neil Cole

Executive Secretary - CABRI (South Africa)

Danielle Serebro

Acting Programme Manager - CABRI (South Africa)

Dr Muluken Yohannes

Senior Advisor - Ministry of Health (Republic of Ethiopia)

Bob Muchabaiwa, PhD

Social Policy Specialist (Public Finance) (UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office)

Claire Potdevin

Consultant Economist (France)

Ben Akabueze

Director General - Budget Office of the Federation (Federal Republic of Nigeria)

Andrew Blazey

Deputy Head of Division - Public Management and Budgeting, Public Governance Directorate (OECD)

Katelyn Jison Yoo

Health Economist (World Bank Group)

Samuel Kweku Ocran

Regional Chief of Supply and Procurement (UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office)

Khadija Jamaloodien

Director - Affordable Medicine, National Department of Health (South Africa)

Sarah Alkenbrack

Health Economist (World Bank Group)

Philipp Krause

Head of Technical Team - CABRI (South Africa)