Seoul, South Korea (PANA) - Kenya has formally joined the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) as a Member State, strengthening the East African country's resolve to achieve self-reliance in vaccine production.
Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) account: “Increased vaccine availability will enhance the delivery of our primary healthcare and disease prevention.”
During the accession ceremony of Kenya at IVI headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, in the company of IVI Director-General Jerome Kim, IVI committed to establish a Country and Project Office in Nairobi, which will be dedicated to the operations of its Advancing Vaccines End-to-End Capabilities (AVEC).
Founded on October 9, 1997, by the UN Development Programme,, IVI is a non-profit, autonomous international organization established with the mandate of making vaccines accessible and affordable for all.
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