[Africa CDC] Historic $1.5 billion partnership between Africa CDC and Mastercard Foundation launched in June 2021 to purchase COVID-19 vaccines, support the delivery of vaccinations to millions more, and strengthen Africa's long-term health security and response to future pandemics. Other significant achievements include creating 22,520 jobs across 25 member states, 5,628 youth employed, training and deploying over 37,609 health workers, and establishing 32 laboratories for genomic sequencing of SARS-COV-2 and other p
