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  • the UK is helping can you prepare to roll out covert 19 vaccines?

  • British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said on Wednesday.

  • The U.

  • K has provided technical assistance, but questions are being raised not about the technical but the financial burden countries across Africa face to protect their populations.

  • Mhm Kenya has ordered 24 million doses through an African Union initiative which aims to supplement those being provided through the Kovacs global vaccine sharing scheme.

  • The EU fears the Kovacs supply may not extend beyond frontline healthcare workers.

  • A draft briefing prepared by the African Export Import Bank shows African nations will pay between $3.10 dollars per dose toe access the A used 270 million co vid 19 shots.

  • And while those prices are heavily discounted compared to what's being paid in wealthier parts of the world, some experts worry that countries already grappling with the economic impact of the pandemic will have to shoulder MAWR debt.

  • According to Tim Jones, head of policy at British charity the Jubilee debt campaign, no country should have to take on debt in order to pay for the vaccine.

  • The document, shared with Reuters by two sources provides the first public details on the prices manufacturers are offering the continent outside Kovacs.

  • The companies involved Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson and the Serum Institute of India did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

  • How much each country's offered is determined by population to take their full allocations.

  • Nigeria would pay roughly $283 million.

  • Cash strapped copper producer Zambia would have to find 25 million last week, AU Chair and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said arrangements have been made with the Export Import Bank to support member states who want vaccines.

  • The documents said Countries can pay back loans over 5 to 7 years.

  • The bank declined to answer questions on the terms, saying the briefing was a draft and meant for confidential discussion by a team from the AU.

  • That team also declined to comment.

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Fears Africa's vaccines will create debt burden

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pandemic

US /pænˈdɛmɪk/

UK /pæn'demɪk/

  • noun
  • a pandemic disease
  • adjective
  • (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
access

US /ˈæksɛs/

UK /'ækses/

  • noun
  • The ability or right to enter, use, or look at something.
  • Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
  • The means or opportunity to approach or enter a place.
  • A means of approaching or entering a place.
  • The right or opportunity to use or look at something.
  • verb
  • To obtain or retrieve (computer data or a file).
  • (Of a computer) to find and use (data).
  • To be able to use or have permission to use
  • To obtain or retrieve (data or information) from a computer or other device.
  • other
  • The action or way of approaching, entering, or using.
  • The means or opportunity to approach or enter a place.
  • The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
  • other
  • To obtain or retrieve (data or information, typically held in a computer).
determine

US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/

UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/

  • verb
  • Be a deciding factor in
  • To control exactly how something will be or act
  • To officially decide (something) especially because of evidence or facts; to control or influence directly; to find out or establish exactly, as a result of research or calculation.
  • To establish the facts about; discover
  • other
  • To cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature.
  • To officially decide (something) as the result of evidence or facts; to establish exactly, typically as a result of research or calculation.
  • To find out or establish precisely as a result of research or calculation.
  • To find out or establish exactly, usually as a result of research or calculation.
  • To be the deciding factor in; to control or influence directly.
  • other
  • To decide firmly on a course of action; to resolve.
initiative

US /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/

UK /ɪ'nɪʃətɪv/

  • noun
  • A new plan or process to achieve something or solve a problem.
  • Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
  • New plan or idea that is meant to fix a problem
  • The ability to assess and initiate things independently.
  • The first step or move toward something.
  • A procedure enabling a specified number of voters by petition to propose a law and secure its submission to the electorate or legislature for approval.
  • A procedure enabling citizens to propose laws and submit them to the electorate for approval.
  • A new plan or process to achieve something or solve a problem.
  • other
  • The ability to assess and initiate things independently.
impact

US /ˈɪmˌpækt/

UK /'ɪmpækt/

  • noun
  • A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • Act or force of one thing hitting something else
  • A marked effect or influence.
  • other
  • To collide forcefully with something.
  • verb
  • To hit or strike someone or something with force
  • other
  • (especially of a tooth) wedged so that it cannot erupt.
  • To have a strong effect on someone or something.
immediately

US /ɪˈmidiɪtli/

UK /ɪˈmi:diətli/

  • adverb
  • Without any delay; straight away
  • Without any delay; at once.
  • Very closely in space or time; next to.
  • Directly and personally.
  • Following or preceding without any interval of time or space.
  • Without any delay; instantly.
campaign

US /kæmˈpen/

UK /kæm'peɪn/

  • noun
  • Series of actions meant to achieve a goal
  • A planned set of military activities intended to achieve a particular objective.
  • A series of military operations intended to achieve a particular objective, confined to a specific area or involving a specified type of fighting.
  • A series of planned activities designed to achieve a particular aim.
  • A series of planned activities designed to achieve a particular aim.
  • A series of planned activities designed to achieve a particular social, political, or commercial aim.
  • verb
  • To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
  • other
  • To work in an organized and active way towards a particular goal, typically a political or social one.
  • other
  • To promote or advocate for something in a planned and active way.
decline

US /dɪˈklaɪn/

UK /dɪ'klaɪn/

  • verb
  • To bend towards the ground
  • To lessen in quality or value
  • To not accept an invitation or offer; refuse
  • other
  • To decrease in quantity or importance.
  • To slope downward.
  • To become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease.
  • noun
  • (In grammar) the variation in the form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, by which its case, number, and gender are identified.
  • A gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value.
  • A lowering in quality or value
  • A downward slope.
  • other
  • (In grammar) to state all the forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) showing its different cases, numbers, and genders.
  • To politely refuse (an invitation or offer).
roughly

US /ˈrʌflɪ/

UK /ˈrʌfli/

  • adverb
  • Approximately; nearly
  • In an approximate or imprecise manner; not perfectly
  • Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
  • In a manner that is violent or not careful
  • In an inexact, imprecise or violent way
  • In a basic, simple manner
  • In a violent or forceful manner
comment

US /ˈkɑmɛnt/

UK /'kɒment/

  • noun
  • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • An explanatory note in the source code of a computer program.
  • An explanatory note in a computer program.
  • A verbal or written remark expressing an opinion or reaction.
  • verb
  • To say something that gives your opinion
  • other
  • To add explanatory notes to the source code of a computer program.
  • To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
  • To express a negative opinion or criticism
  • To express an opinion or reaction verbally or in writing.
  • other
  • To express an opinion or reaction verbally or in writing.