Jean Kaseya

US$814 million pledged (against an initial US$600 million appeal), including US$500 million from the United States; 4.3 million vaccine doses secured against more than 10 million needed

Role

Director-General of Africa CDC, which declared a continental emergency and led fundraising

Reported by

Africa CDC announcement reported by Daily Monitor (2024)

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2.9 million doses on the ground and 724,000 doses administered; 1.9 million doses allocated to 13 countries (11 had received doses); Japan and the UAE separately delivered an additional 1.9 million doses bilaterally (as of 5 June 2025)

Role

Director-General of Africa CDC (joint continental response with WHO)

Reported by

WHO Director-General, IHR Emergency Committee remarks, 5 June 2025 (joint continental response with Africa CDC)

Sources ²

110,000 MVA-BN doses donated to Africa CDC and allocated to Uganda; Bavarian Nordic has committed 165,000 doses to Africa in total

Role

Director-General of Africa CDC

Reported by

Africa CDC press release, 28 October 2025

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