UNICEF Kupa African Union Nemamiriyoni mazana maviri emamiriyoni eJovhu yeJ & J COVID-220

• Janssen Pharmaceutica NV yekupa anosvika mamirioni mazana maviri nemakumi maviri emiyero yeJ & J imwechete-dziviriro yejekiseni kune ese makumi mashanu nenhengo Nyika dzeAfrican Union kupera kwa220.
• Chibvumirano chakachengetedza sarudzo yekuodha mamwe mamirioni mazana masere emadhora, zvichiunza mukana wepamusoro kusvika pamazana mazana mana emadhiza panopera 180. 
• Janssen's COVID-19 jekiseni rakagamuchira WHO Emergency Use Listing musi waKurume 12 uye iri kuvimba nepasi rese rekupa network kuti ibudise mushonga.

UNICEF yakasaina chibvumirano na Nhoroondo ye Janssen Pharmaceutica NV kuendesa anosvika mamirioni mazana maviri nemakumi maviri emadhiza emushonga weJ & J wemushonga wero mumwe chete kumatunhu ese makumi mashanu nenhengo dzeAfrican Union (AU) panopera 220. Mimwe mibairo yemamiriyoni makumi matatu nemashanu ichaunzwa mukupera kwegore rino.

Chibvumirano pakati UNICEF uye Janssen Pharmaceutica NV ichabatsira kuita Advance Purchase Commitment (APC) yakasainwa pakati peAfrican Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) neJanssen munaKurume wegore rino. Chibvumirano ichocho chakachengetedza sarudzo yekuodha mamwe mamirioni mazana masere emadhora, zvichiunza mukana wepamusoro kusvika pamazana mazana mana emadhora pakupera kwa180. 

African Union yakagadza AVAT muna Mbudzi 2020 kuendesa majekiseni eECOVID-19 kukondinendi yeAfrica, nechinangwa chekubaya 60 muzana yenyika imwe neimwe yeAU. Pasi pechirongwa ichi, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) neAVAT vakasaina chibvumirano chekudyidzana vakamiririra AU yekusimudzira Advance Procurement Commitment (APC) Sisitimu yekutsigira Nhengo yeNyika kuwana majekiseni eECOVID-19. UNICEF ichatenga nekuendesa majekiseni eCOVID-19 pachinzvimbo chechirongwa cheAVAT. Vamwe vanobatsirana vanosanganisira Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) neWorld Bank. Nepo majekiseni akawanda achifungidzirwa kuve chikamu chehurongwa hwekutanga, jekiseni raJanssen-rimwe chete ndiro rekutanga kuverengerwa.

“Nyika dzemu Africa dzinofanirwa kuve nemishonga inodhura uye yakaenzana yekubatira majekiseni eCOVID-19 nekukurumidza. Kuwanikwa kwejekiseni kwave kusaenzana uye kusarongeka, pasingasvike muzana muzana yevagari venyika ye Africa parizvino vakabayiwa nenjodzi ku COVID-1. Izvi hazvigone kuenderera, ”akadaro Executive Director weUNICEF, Henrietta Fore. "UNICEF, ine nhoroondo yayo yakareba yekuendesa majekiseni pasi rose, iri kutsigira nhomba yepasi rose yeECOVID-19 kuburikidza neAVAT, COVAX, nedzimwe nzira dzekuwedzera kupa uye kuwana majekiseni."

Kuratidzira pamakumi emakore ezviitiko semutengi mukuru wekudzivirira jekiseni pasi rose sezvainoita gore rega rekubaya majekiseni, UNICEF iri kuita senzvimbo yekutenga nekutenga zvinhu pachinzvimbo chekudyidzana kweAVAT. UNICEF yakamira yakagadzirira kufambisa nekutenga, kutakura uye kuendesa majekiseni kana angowanikwa uye Nyika dzeAU dzakagadzirira kuagamuchira. Iine huwandu hwayo hwakakura uye makumi emakore ehunyanzvi mukutarisira mitoro, inishuwarenzi uye kutakura mishonga yekudzivirira iyo inoda kutevedzwa kwakasimba kuchando, UNICEF ichashanda pamwe neindasitiri yekudzivirira, vatakuri vekutakura zvinhu nemakambani ekutakura kuti vawane madosi munharaunda dzavanoda.